/tags/forest-fire Forest Fire en-US Copyright Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:44:35 GMT /news/2024-07-02/nc-forest-service-warns-people-not-to-outdoor-burn-use-at-home-fireworks-during-drought As drought conditions worsen across much of the state, the Forest Service is discouraging any type of burning to prevent possible wildfires. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:44:35 GMT /news/2024-07-02/nc-forest-service-warns-people-not-to-outdoor-burn-use-at-home-fireworks-during-drought Sharryse Piggott /environment/2023-03-02/march-officially-start-north-carolina-wildfire-season North Carolina Forest Service officials are giving tips to residents to help prevent human-caused wildfires. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:29:30 GMT /environment/2023-03-02/march-officially-start-north-carolina-wildfire-season Sharryse Piggott /environment/2021-11-30/north-carolina-issues-statewide-burn-ban-as-pilot-mountain-fire-continues The fire was first reported Saturday evening in the area of the Three Bear Gully Trail. On Monday, the N.C. Forest Service announced a ban on all open burning. Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:52:09 GMT /environment/2021-11-30/north-carolina-issues-statewide-burn-ban-as-pilot-mountain-fire-continues Mitchell Northam, Jay Price, Associated Press /environment/2021-11-29/fire-pilot-mountain-state-park-burns-hundreds-acres Firefighters are working to put out a blaze in Pilot Mountain State Park that has burned more than 300 acres. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:58:04 GMT /environment/2021-11-29/fire-pilot-mountain-state-park-burns-hundreds-acres Associated Press /environment/2021-05-26/wilmington-new-hanover-county-at-an-extreme-fire-risk With local drought conditions showing no signs of waning, city and county fire officials are urging caution heading into Memorial Day weekend. Current weather conditions are posing what the Wilmington Fire Department calls an “extreme fire risk.” Wed, 26 May 2021 19:58:22 GMT /environment/2021-05-26/wilmington-new-hanover-county-at-an-extreme-fire-risk Hannah Breisinger /2020-01-10/enormous-megafire-in-australia-engulfs-1-5-million-acres Two fires have merged into a single blaze more than three times as big as California's largest-ever known fire. A quarter of a million people have been urged to evacuate towns south of Sydney. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:33:00 GMT /2020-01-10/enormous-megafire-in-australia-engulfs-1-5-million-acres Scott Neuman /environment/2019-03-20/rebuilding-paradise-one-new-home-at-a-time While many doubt the wisdom of rebuilding in a fire zone, the first building permits have been issued as the town of Paradise, Calif. begins to recover from the devastating Camp Fire of last November. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:03:00 GMT /environment/2019-03-20/rebuilding-paradise-one-new-home-at-a-time NPR ����app, Marc Albert