The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.
Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...
Fire burns “with high intensity” in an area of the North Carolina mountains previously damaged by Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Forest Service said on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. FIREFIGHTER ...