The largest wilderness area in North Carolina has reopened after heavy rainfall helped contain and control a wildfire, ...

On Friday, officials in Western North Carolina shared the final update for a wildfire that started in Haywood County on March ...

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 ...

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...

The Alarka Five Fire has now burned 1,515 acres and remains at 37% containment, according to Swain County Emergency ...

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

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, ...

The Rattlesnake Branch fire is estimated to be at 1,882 acres as the ... “Yesterday was a very productive day for firefighters working to contain the Table Rock Complex Fire in North Carolina,” the ...

The Shining Rock Designated Wilderness Area and a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway remained closed on Friday as wildfires ...

All three had varying levels of containment. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire, which started Wednesday in Cruso, North Carolina, grew to between 400 and 500 acres. It is 0 percent contained.