Crews are battling a wildfire in the Broad River community on Friday, Feb. 28. According to the U.S. Forest Service fire map, ...
Multiple crews are battling a 15-acre wildfire in the Broad River community while Buncombe County remains under a burn ban ...
A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...
A tractor accident claimed the life of an assistant fire chief, according to McDowell County Emergency Services Director Will ...
Lytle, 49, spent 17 years at the helm of Crooked Creek, in McDowell County, before stepping down to assistant chief last year ...
A battalion chief at a local fire department has died in an off-duty accident. The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department in ...
No injuries have been reported. The fire is burning south of Black Mountain between Crooked Creek Road and Lavendar Ridge Road in an area that is one lane, the fire department said on social media.
Despite not being scheduled to work Monday evening, Deputy Officer Brian Piercy with the Crooked Creek Fire Department was covering an open shift when the call came in at 5:17 p.m. on Feb. 17.