Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. McDowell County officials said there were no ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management has issued a burn ban on Saturday. According to officials, residents are being asked to postpone all outdoor burning due ...

Drift smoke from western North Carolina wildfires continues to affect McDowell County and the burn ban remains in effect. “Smoke is expected to intensify through Friday," reads a statement from ...

On Wednesday, March 12, a wildfire impacted traffic on I-40 around 4 p.m. It occurred on Old Fort Mountain near the Buncombe County line.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management said a wildfire is causing traffic delays on I-40 on Wednesday. According to officials, drivers traveling I-40 Old Fort Mtn.

According to McDowell County Emergency Management, residents are being asked to postpone all outdoor burning due to an increased fire danger beginning at 10 a.m. Officials said dead brush and leaf ...

WELCH, W.Va. (WCHS) — The nation's top Federal Emergency Management Agency official traveled to McDowell County Friday afternoon in response to the deadly, destructive flooding that hit there in ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a second disaster recovery center in McDowell County to assist with the rollout of federal disaster aid. The new center is located in the McDowell ...

McDowell County Emergency Management, NC Forest Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. Officials ask the public to report all wildfires to 911 and say they will provide updates as new information ...

WELCH, W.Va. (WVVA) - The top leader for the Federal Emergency Management Agency visited Welch on Friday along side West ...