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 130 acres with 60% containment in ...
Crews battle Freedom Farm Fire in Leicester, more than 80 acres burned, 0% contained
Fire crews are working to get control of the Freedom Farm Fire, that broke out in the Leicester and Dix Creek area Wednesday, ...
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 ...
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Crews battle Freedom Farm Fire in Leicester, more than 80 acres burned, 0% contained
More than 100 firefighters, including crews from the NC Forest Service, are already working on the ground and with a helicopter overhead to get control of the Freedom Farm Fire. So far ...
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Buncombe County wildfires: Voluntary evacuations advised for Freedom Farm fire
A wildfire broke out in Buncombe County, North Carolina on Wednesday evening. The Leicester Fire Department and West Buncombe Fire Department responded to the scene and contained the fire.