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

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The Rattlesnake Branch Fire remains at 1,843 acres and 26% containment, according to an update ...

Nearly two weeks after beginning the fight, firefighters are pulling back from the Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso — thanks in large part to heavy rain over the weekend. "Today (Monday), firefighters ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire is on private land and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest around the community of Cruso, approximately 11 miles southeast of Waynesville, North ...

A clever strategy to steer the Cruso fire toward the unpopulated Shining Rock Wilderness has been paying off. The Rattlesnake Branch fire had reached 630 acres as of Thursday evening. "We are taking ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County had expanded to 1,882 acres, but is 21% contained, Mark Jamieson, Operations Section Chief for the Southern Area Red Team, said Sunday morning.

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire, which erupted near Cruso, North Carolina, has quickly escalated, burning nearly 800 acres of land. As of now, the fire is only 5% contained, with multiple fire incidents ...

Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate Friday, March 28, some entering their second weeks of blaze. Thousands of acres have burned, and ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County that started near Cruso had consumed 1,865 acres as of March 31. And the Alarka 5 Fire is Swain County had burned 1,515 acres. Stay up to date with ...

the Alarka Fire; and Haywood County, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, that has forced the closure of Shining Rock Wilderness in Pisgah National Forest. Firefighters continue to hope for significant ...