An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

The McDowell County Office of Emergency Management issued an evacuation order for residents between between 3000-4500 Bat ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...

An "out of control" wildfire burning in western North Carolina is forcing residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday ...

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

The 150-acre fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, an area already recovering from ...

Fire crews were able to contain the rest of the remaining 220-acre wildfire in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County Thursday afternoon.

Evacuation orders because of wildfires have ended in the North Carolina mountains where Hurricane Helene did damage 18 weeks ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The McDowell County Emergency Management is calling for residents to evacuate due to an “out of control” wildfire in Old Fort on Wednesday. Officials said wildfire is ...

McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but evacuation orders ...