Crews in Western North Carolina continue to work on a wildfire that began Wednesday in Haywood County. Here are the latest updates. Previously, this story covered the wildfires in Jackson and ...

but moved into the Pisgah National Forest. Crews are working to secure the fire’s edge around powerlines and private property in Cruso, along US-276, Crawford Creek and Rattlesnake Branch Road ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry conditions. The fire is on private land and the Shining Rock ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire is on private land and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest around the community of Cruso, approximately 11 miles southeast of Waynesville ...

The county-wide burning ban remains in effect. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire continues to burn on private land near the Cruso community and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest in ...

A coalition of Western North Carolina conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service as the Trump administration has pushed for more timber harvesting.

No homes in Transylvania County have been impacted by the fire. The county also faces threats from the Rattlesnake Branch fire at Pisgah National Forest and the Persimmon Ridge fire from South ...

The Rattlesnake ... to the U.S. Forest Service update. The fire began on private property before swiftly swelling to envelop ...

Transylvania County is under a State of Emergency due to forest fire danger from three fires: Pisgah National Forest fire at Rattlesnake Branch Fire estimated at 700 acres (Not yet breached into the ...

The Rattlesnake Branch Fire continues to burn on private land near the Cruso community and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County. The fire quickly spread ...