BPR spoke with three Forest Service employees who worked on wildfires throughout the WNC communities they call home.

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

The burn ban in North Carolina is set to be lifted on Wednesday at 8 a.m. It went into effect on March 21 due to hazardous forest fire conditions. There are still several wildfires burning in North ...

The North Carolina Forest Service on Wednesday lifted a burn ban for all counties as wildfire conditions improve in the western portion of the state.

The Alarka Five Fire has now burned 1,515 acres and remains at 37% containment, according to Swain County Emergency ...

A band of rain passed through WNC and South Carolina, helping slow the spread of area wildfires. Here's what to know about containment efforts April 1 ...

All mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina as firefighters continue to ...

The weather has improved for firefighting, but wildfires continue to burn in WNC and the Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Monday for live updates ...

We’ve all bought into the notion at least a little bit — that these mountains protect us from the worst nature has to dish out. I’ve been here for three decades, and every time I leave for a vacation ...

In Polk County, an evacuation shelter is being ... some of the most rugged you’d see in western North Carolina," E.J. Dwigans of the North Carolina Forest Service said. "Access into these ...

The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...