The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...
WILDFIRE NEAR OLD FORT PROMPTS EVACUATIONS; TWO OTHER FIRES REPORTED IN MCDOWELL COUNTY Crews made progress overnight on the Crooked Creek Fire, conducting multiple burnout operations, with ...
The Crooked Creek Fire Department has faced devastation from Hurricane Helene, a large wildfire and now the loss of their ...
A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...
As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...
Lytle, 49, spent 17 years at the helm of Crooked Creek, in McDowell County, before stepping down to assistant chief last year ...
"We lost a true Brother, Friend and Mentor of the fire service," Fairview Volunteer Fire Department said on its Facebook page ...
The fire, dubbed the North Fork Fire, comes a day after the Crooked Creek Fire suddenly arose in the county’s town of Old Fort, a town of just 800 people. McDowell County Emergency Services said ...
The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department announced the unexpected death of longtime Battalion Chief Steven Lytle in an off-duty accident on Feb. 17. He was 49 years old. Lytle was a member of the ...