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Firefighters still talk about the wildfire off of Highway 31 on April 22 that burned 19,000 acres and destroyed more than 70 homes. 70 ‘A red-flag day’: Devastating 2009 blaze set stage for ...
2009 Snow storm: 7 $2 billion December 2009 North American blizzard: East Coast of the United States, New York, New Jersey, New England, Virginia, North Carolina, Atlantic Canada: December 16–20, 2009 2009 Tsunami: 31 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami: American Samoa and nearby islands 189 total deaths, with 31 in American Samoa. 2008 ...
The Evans Road Wildfire was a smoldering peat fire in Eastern North Carolina that started on June 1, 2008 by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought - the worst on record. It burned 41,534 acres (168.08 km 2 ) inside the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and burned for three months.
2009: 19,130 acres (7,740 ha) Highway 31 Fire: South Carolina: Brush fire in Myrtle Beach, the most destructive fire in terms of loss in state history. Destroyed 76 homes and damaged 97. [50] 2009: 164,500 acres (66,600 ha) Brittany Triangle Fire: British Columbia: Also known as the Lava Canyon fire, this was the largest fire in BC in 2009.
OLD FORT, N.C. – Wildfires erupted in western North Carolina on Wednesday, burning through the now-dry Appalachian mountainsides that were drenched by Helene months ago. Drone video shot ...
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 ...
The North Carolina Department of Labor issued a $135,000 fine to ConAgra for 26 health and safety violations and issued a $58,100 fine to ESA. ConAgra reached a settlement with the department, whereby it would pay a fine of $106,440 and agreed to strengthen its safety practices, including reviewing the safety compliance records of contractors.
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 thousands of bone-dry acres.