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, ...

The Crooked Creek Fire near Old Fort, North Carolina around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. ... OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — Just a few months after the area was ravaged by Hurricane Helene, ...

The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the evening of Jan. 29, but is currently at 55% containment, according to an update the morning of Jan. 30 from McDowell County's Office ...

The North Fork Fire, which is in the town of Marion, arose just hours after the Crooked Creek Fire developed in Old Fort. Originally, McDowell emergency officials described Crooked Creek as "out ...

The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the evening of Jan. 29, but is currently at 55% containment, according to an update the morning of Jan. 30 from McDowell County's Office of ...

All roads in the Crooked Creek community are now open.” According to emergency management, an emergency shelter was opened at First Baptist Church in Old Fort on East Main Street.

Old Fort, like other communities in Western North Carolina, is still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene. It is now contending with the Crooked Creek wildfire. Mary Walrath-Holdridge Will ...

The Crooked Creek Fire is seen near Bat Cave Road in McDowell County, N.C., January 29, 2025 (WSPA Photo) An emergency shelter was opened at First Baptist Church at 203 East Main Street in Old Fort.

OLD FORT, N.C. (WTVD) -- Firefighters made progress on the wildfire in western North Carolina that prompted evacuations. The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained.

The fire burned 250 acres in the Crooked Creek community near Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort. Thursday evening McDowell County Emergency Management announced the fire was 100% contained.

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Crooked Creek Fire Department has faced devastation from Hurricane Helene, a large wildfire and now the loss of their chief.. Chief Steve Lytle lost his life in ...