Lytle, 49, spent 17 years at the helm of Crooked Creek, in McDowell County, before stepping down to assistant chief last year ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Crooked Creek Fire Department has faced devastation from Hurricane Helene, a large ...

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell ... comes a day after the Crooked Creek Fire suddenly arose in the county's town of Old Fort, a town of just 800 people.

Additionally, all roads in the Crooked Creek community have reopened. WILDFIRE NEAR OLD FORT PROMPTS EVACUATIONS ... according to the North Carolina Forest Service's wildfire map.

A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the ... McDowell County said the fire was likely fed by high winds while North Carolina Rep. Dudley Greene, a Republican who represents ...

an "out of control" wildfire in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort prompted evacuation orders for nearby residents. The Crooked Creek Fire began after authorities say a tree fell on a ...

"We lost a true Brother, Friend and Mentor of the fire service," Fairview Volunteer Fire Department said on its Facebook page ...

He was 49 years old ... Western North Carolina, Lytle was in Fairview, coordinating storm response and helping with rescue missions. The firefighters at both Fairview VFD and Crooked Creek ...