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Smoke plumes from the Clear Creek (left) and Locust Cove #2 wildfires as seen from Marion, NC on Nov. 30, 2023. Wildfire season is winding down as the weather cools and climate becomes more humid ...
Martha Quillin. November 10, 2023 at 6:30 AM. The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned ...
The Collett Ridge fire has grown to more than 4.5 square miles in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Evans Road Wildfire: North Carolina: Peat fire started on 1 June by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought – the worst on record. 2008: 1,557,293 acres (630,214 ha) 2008 California wildfires: California: In northern California, the fires were mostly started by lightning.
Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.
The Mangum Fire burned more than 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of forest. A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [1][2] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire (in Australia), desert fire, grass ...
The National Interagency Fire Center as of Saturday was tracking 83 active, large wildfires in multiple states, including the massive Park fire, which at more than 420, 000 acres is now the fourth ...
O. Ocean Isle Beach house fire. Categories: Disasters in North Carolina. Fires in the United States by state. Hidden category: CatAutoTOC generates no TOC.