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

OLD FORT, N.C. — An “out of control” wildfire has prompted an evacuation order for residents in the Crooked Creek community ...

THE FIRST FIRE WAS REPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING. OFFICIALS SAY THAT FIRE IS ON BAT CAVE ROAD, A FEW MILES FROM OLD FORT. THE SECOND FIRE IS ALONG WATSON PLACE OFF OF HIGHWAY 221 NEAR MARION.

Fire crews were able to contain the rest of the remaining 220-acre wildfire in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County ...

An evacuation order has been issued for residents along Bat Cave Road in Old Fort as an "out of control" wildfire began to burn the afternoon of Jan. 29, according to the McDowell County Office of ...

A wildfire started burning on Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell County on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency responders struggled to contain the fire due to wind. Several areas were being ...

Evacuation orders in McDowell County, NC, were lifted after the Crooked Creek Fire was 55% contained; it had prompted several ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WSPA) – An “out of control” wildfire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell County. The fire was caused by a tree falling onto a power line just ...

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.