Officials said crews are battling the Rattlesnake Branch Fire which was first reported on Wednesday, March 26.As of April 1, ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire is on private land and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest around the ...

The Rattlesnake Branch fire in the Cruso area of Haywood County remains at 1,865 acres and 24% containment, a slight ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry ...

A relatively new device is fighting wildfires from the air after the U.S. Forest Service deployed a large drone to fight ...

As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch fire in Cruso was 0% contained. The fire continues to burn westward into the Shining ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso is now 21% contained and has reached 1,865 acres of Sunday afternoon — growing an additional 600 acres since Saturday. Higher humidity levels overnight have helped ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire that's been burning in Cruso since Wednesday has grown to 1,200 acres baby mid-day Saturday, but a clever strategy to steer the fire toward the unpopulated Shining Rock ...

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Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for ...

As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch fire in Cruso was 0% contained. The fire continues to burn westward into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area in Haywood County. Wednesday, the Forest Service ...