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Open burning banned in 14 WNC counties as fires grow, 'severe' drought continues
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoASHEVILLE - While severe drought conditions persist and multiple fires continue to grow throughout...
Orange County Fire Rescue breaks ground on $52 million training facility
WFTV via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOrange County firefighters will soon have a new state-of-the-art training facility that’s meant to...
Buncombe County declares state of local emergency, banning all burning amid fire risk
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoASHEVILLE – Buncombe County declared a state of local emergency, banning all burning in county...
With a rescue team scaling back in Orange County, who will save horses from the next wildfire?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoYorba Linda resident Dee Dee Friedrich walks with her horse, Wyatt, on a horse trail near her home....
Orange County Fire Authority agrees to $580,000 settlement in lawsuit alleging gender discrimination
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe fire agency settles with former spokeswoman Colleen Windsor, whose lawsuit alleged that male...
Collett Ridge wildfire in WNC grows to over 4.5 square miles, no containment
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Collett Ridge fire has grown to more than 4.5 square miles in Cherokee County, North Carolina —...
Collett Ridge fire grows by nearly 1,000 acres, now covers over 6 square miles
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Collett Ridge wildfire grew nearly 1,000 acres in a day, spreading farther into Nantahala...
What caused the Brunswick County wildfire and what's being done to fight it
Star News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMORE UPDATES HERE: Rain this week could help extinguish the Brunswick County wildfire. Here's the...
Oak fire tops 18,000 acres, destroys 41 structures as crews continue to battle blaze
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe sun sets behind a ridge charred by the Oak fire near Mariposa on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los...
Red flag warning issued for large portion of Florida. What does it mean?
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRed flag warning issued for Florida's east coast, central inland counties 3:55 a.m.: A red flag...