An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

The McDowell County Office of Emergency Management issued an evacuation order for residents between between 3000-4500 Bat ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

The McDowell County Emergency Management is calling for residents to evacuate due to an “out of control” wildfire in Old Fort ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...

Evacuation orders because of wildfires have ended in the North Carolina mountains where Hurricane Helene did damage 18 weeks ...

The fire started after a tree fell on a power line on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, in McDowell County, on Wednesday.

An “out of control” wildfire burning in western North Carolina is forcing residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday, according to the McDowell County officials.