Crews struggled with rocky terrain Sunday in battling the Pilot Mountain fire in North Carolina.
The fire started at a popular hiking trail at Pilot Mountain State Park, WFMY reports. Officials praised the state’s prescribed burn program for helping reduce the fire load in the area.
The fire, which started Saturday, was expected to take several days to contain.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A wildfire in the Florida Panhandle has destroyed a home and damaged at least 15 others. The Florida Forest Service said Friday that the blaze, which broke out Thursday near Pensacola, was now more than 60% contained over an area of 50 acres (20...
By STEPHEN SIMPSON, The Texas Tribune PAMPA, Texas (AP) — Texas' top emergency manager told a panel of lawmakers that the state should establish its own firefighting aircraft division after a series of wildfires, including the largest in state history, scorched the...
Scott Wyland The Santa Fe New Mexican (TNS) Apr. 1—The federal government plans to conduct large-scale tree thinning and prescribed burns northwest of Los Alamos in a 10- to 15-year project intended to enhance forest lands and watersheds while reducing wildfire risks....
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