A Red Flag Warning for Northeast Georgia and the Western Carolinas prompted a burn ban to be placed in McDowell County, North Carolina.

A burn ban is now in effect for McDowell County. The McDowell County Fire Marshal's Office issued an open burning ban due to ...

New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport is operating normally after a FedEx cargo jet made an emergency landing with one of its ...

TRYON, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Western North Carolina officials report that crews are responding to multiple wildfires while ...

Due to the weather forecast, McDowell County is under a burn ban. The McDowell County Fire Marshal’s Office issued an open burning ban due to extreme fire danger conditions that are forecasted, ...

Mercer County Emergency Management says the county was blessed not to have as severe damage as McDowell. However, sporadic ...

A rash of brush fires broke out Saturday in Maryland and a large wildfire has charred at least 1,200 acres near Myrtle Beach, ...

A longtime McDowell County fire chief, who is a member of two fire departments, died in an off-duty accident. Steven Lytle died Monday, according to information from Fairview Volunteer Fire Department ...

The blazes were fueled by gusty winds, dry air and unusually high temperatures. The largest fire was burning 1,200 acres near ...

Firefighters were battling multiple wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, authorities said.

The National Weather Service issued advisories on Sunday from Georgia to New Jersey warning of an increased risk of wildfires.

Crews are battling multiple active wildfires in Eastern North Carolina on Saturday.The North Carolina Forest Service the ...