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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 U.S. Forest Service and North Carolina Forest Service have provided an update on the Collett Ridge fire, 4 miles south of Andrews in the Cherokee County area of Nantahala National Forest.
The south is one of the fastest growing regions with 88 million acres classified as WUI. The south consistently has the highest number of wildfires per year. More than 50,000 communities are estimated to be at high to very high risk of wildfire damage. These statistics are greatly attributable to the South's year-round fire season. [16]
Structures destroyed. 2,000+. Ignition. Cause. Several fires suspected to have been caused by arson. The 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires were a series of wildfires in the Southeastern United States in October and November 2016. The U.S. Forest Service reported tracking 33 wildfires that had burned about 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
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 ...
Over the weekend, fire officials in North Carolina started to get a handle on the Black Bear Fire within the Pisgah National Forest, right off of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line.
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.