.mcclatchy-embed{position:relative;padding:40px 0 56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;max-width:100%}.mcclatchy-embed iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%} Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Wildfires in the Tennessee mountains have set more than 30 structures ablaze in the Great Smoky Mountains. Fires were licking edges of Dollywood, according to the Charlotte Observer. The fires destroyed resort and forced tourists and residents to evacuate. Don’t Miss: Former UNC Football Player Is […]

Wildfires have ravaged more than 3,500 acres of the North Carolina mountains near Lake Lure. Units from Charlotte and Gastonia fire departments were trying to protect Chimney Rock, which has been evacuated since Friday, the Charlotte Observer reported. Fire crews are everything from bulldozers to controlled burns to stop the fire from advancing. By today, […]

Wildfires have ravaged more than 3,500 acres of the North Carolina mountains near Lake Lure. Units from Charlotte and Gastonia fire departments were trying to protect Chimney Rock, which has been evacuated since Friday, the Charlotte Observer reported. Fire crews are everything from bulldozers to controlled burns to stop the fire from advancing. By today, […]

Wildfires are raging in the North Carolina mountains, forcing evacuations in Lake Lure and threatening to send smoke to the Triangle area. Several fires are burning in western North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency. Wildfires have burned more 1000 acres. Drought conditions throughout the state have made it difficult for firefighters to […]

Monday afternoon a wildfire burned across about 20 acres in Holly Springs. At around 3 p.m. a fire was reported near the intersection of Friendship and Holly Springs roads. Firefighters from Holly Springs and other local departments were working to contain it. The cause of the fire is not known. Source: wral.com  

OKLAHOMA — Governor Mary Fallin today declared a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties as more than two dozen wildfires spread across the state, causing evacuations. ALSO READ: Top 9 Black Sitcom Theme Songs In Colorado, hundreds of homeowners have fled as a 20-acre wildfire continued to burn a path toward their homes, […]