This story will be updated throughout the day, March 27, as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry conditions. The fire is on private land and the Shining Rock ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso has expanded to 500 acres and is 0% contained as of 4 p.m. Thursday, according to the North Carolina Forest Service's Wildfire Public Viewer. The fire now ...

The Shining Rock Designated Wilderness Area and a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway remained closed on Friday as wildfires ...

Rattlesnake Branch fire up to 1,200 acres The Rattlesnake ... The Black Cove fire is 23% contained, according to the North Carolina Fire Weather Intelligence Portal, and the Deep Woods fire ...

Thursday morning, March 27, the North Carolina Fire Service reported that one of the many wildfires in Western North Carolina had grown between 400 and 500 acres. As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso held steady all week, with the lasting effect of rains dampening its spread. In fact, ...

the North Carolina Fire Service reported that one of the many wildfires in Western North Carolina had grown between 400 and 500 acres. As of 9 a.m., the Rattlesnake Branch fire in Cruso was 0% ...

In North Carolina, large wildfires are burning in Polk County, the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires; Swain County, the Alarka Fire; and Haywood County, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, that has forced ...