nonprofit department. Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol.

The Burn Ban, issued by the N.C. Forest Service, went into effect on March 21 due to threatening forest fire circumstances ... The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...

With a red flag warning still in effect for Polk and Henderson counties, the National Interagency Fire Center is calling ... The Bryson City Police Department in Swain County issued evacuation ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire started burning on Wednesday, March 26, and scorched 795 acres as of Friday morning. The fire was just 5% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service update.