High Fire Danger Grips Western North Carolina | WNC Times Fire danger: Yellow = High / Orange= Very High

High Fire Danger Grips Western North Carolina wnctimes.com/article/high... #NC #NorthCarolina #NCNEWS #WNCnews #Asheville #AshevilleNews #AvlNews #WNC #WncMountains #WildFires #HighFireDanger #LocalNews #NCForestry #NCForestService

Local Heroes Answer the Call in Lake Lure | WNC Times Town of Lake Lure -- February 8, 2026: Residents of Lake Lure are breathing a sigh of freedom and relief today following a relentless series of emergencies that put local emergency services to the ult...

Local Heroes Answer the Call in Lake Lure wnctimes.com/article/loca... #LakeLure #LakeLureFire #FirstResponders #WNCnews #ChimneyRock #RutherfordCounty #ThankYouFirefighters #CommunityStrong #NCForestService #DukeEnergy #REMC #WNCStrong #wnctimes #asheville #LocalNews

I took to the House floor last week to the congratulate the Warren County N.C. Forest Service staff of Jim Short, Sam Wright, Jeremy Seaman, & Glen Garner on winning the 2025 Moreland Gueth Water Quality Award. #warrencountync #NCForestService #HD27

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Wildfires up over 100% as Troxler asks for state funding for Forest Service vacancies, equipment At April’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler called on the General Assembly for funding to help rebuild the state’s Forest Service as wildfires continu...

Democratic colleagues Reps. Eric Ager, Brian Turner, Lindsey Prather & I filed HB 599 "Award N.C. Forest Service Pay Increase" prior to Commissioner Troxler asking for salary increases. Disappointed this article doesn't mention it. #NCForestService #ncpol

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#HurricaneHelene #NorthCarolina WIND DAMAGE
But serenity was shattered when Hurricane Helene blasted through with extreme winds on Sept. 27. Days of rain had soaked the soils. Helene caused catastrophic damage across about a fifth of the region’s million-acre forests, according to #NCForestService