Wildfire in McDowell County leads to evacuations: What we …
1 day ago · OLD FORT, N.C. (WBTV) - McDowell County Emergency Management was urging residents Wednesday to evacuate do to a wildfire in Old Fort. Officials said in their 8 p.m. update that the wildfire burning in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County is at 15% containment and is estimated to have burned 250 acres at this time.
'Out of control' wildfire forces evacuations in McDowell County
2 days ago · A wildfire burning in the Crooked Creek community of McDowell County remains at 0% containment and is estimated to have burned 150 acres at this time.An evacuation order remains in effect for all ...
Evacuations Are Ordered as Wildfire Breaks Out in Western North ...
2 days ago · Officials ordered evacuations as a major brush fire broke out on Wednesday in a rural area in McDowell County, N.C., that has now burned about 250 acres. ... The wildfire strikes an inland region ...
Crooked Creek Fire at 55% containment; all evacuations lifted
1 day ago · An evacuation order for a wildfire burning in McDowell County will be lifted after crews made progress battling the fire. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:13:13 GMT (1738267993614) Story Infinite Scroll ...
McDowell County, NC wildfire now 55% contained, emergency …
1 day ago · OLD FORT, N.C. — A 250-acre wildfire in McDowell County is now 55% contained and evacuation orders have been lifted, officials confirmed on Thursday morning. As of 7 a.m., the Crooked Creek Fire ...
Western NC wildfire: Evacuations ordered for McDowell County …
1 day ago · An “out of control” wildfire burning in western North Carolina is forcing residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday, according to the McDowell County officials.
Evacuations order rescinded for Crooked Creek area, wildfire 55% ...
1 day ago · The wildfire has already burned an estimated 250 acres in the area when winds decreased to slow down the fire overnight. Gusty winds were pushing the fire, making it difficult to control, officials with McDowell County Emergency Management said Wednesday afternoon. The fire was first reported around 1 p.m. and was uncontained over two hours later.
Old Fort wildfire burns 220 acres, now 55% contained. Evacuation …
1 day ago · The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the evening of Jan. 29, but is currently at 55% containment, according to an update the morning of Jan. 30 from McDowell County's Office ...
Wildfires hit North Carolina's McDowell County still reeling from …
23 hours ago · North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...
"Out of control" wildfire erupts in North Carolina town still ...
1 day ago · A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...
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