Freedom Farm Fire in Leicester 100% contained after burning 130 acres
The Freedom Farm Fire in the Leicester area of Buncombe County is now 100% contained, according to an update from the North ...
Freedom Farm Fire burns 130 acres in Leicester; crews continue containment efforts
Crews continue working to control the Freedom Farm Fire, which has burned at least 120 acres in Buncombe County.
No stranger to wildfires, a Helene-ravaged WNC now faces a complicated future battling them
People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...
Buncombe County wildfires: Voluntary evacuations advised for Freedom Farm fire
On Marc 26, at about 8 p.m., the Leicester Fire Department posted on Facebook that it was working with the West Buncombe Fire Department on the scene of a woods fire. No significant evacuations were ...
Western NC wildfires updates Friday, March 28: See the latest from around the region
Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for ...
Carolina wildfires: High winds, low humidity significantly increase threat
Strong winds and low humidity could create worsening conditions in the Carolinas on Friday, as wildfires continue to rage ...
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Crews battle Freedom Farm Fire in Leicester, more than 80 acres burned, 0% contained
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Caroina (WLOS) — West Buncombe firefighters along with crews from other departments are working to get control of a new wildfire that broke out in the Leicester and Dix ...