Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. McDowell County officials said there were no ...

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...

The NCDOT said GeoStabilization International will close the highway from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Monday through Friday nights ...

A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

Lytle, 49, spent 17 years at the helm of Crooked Creek, in McDowell County, before stepping down to assistant chief last year ...

A tractor accident claimed the life of an assistant fire chief, according to McDowell County Emergency Services Director Will ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Tuesday, Feb. 25, McDowell County firefighter Steve Lytle will be laid to rest. A funeral ...

"We lost a true Brother, Friend and Mentor of the fire service," Fairview Volunteer Fire Department said on its Facebook page ...

Unwavering' department chief with passion for outdoors The McDowell County native was also the assistant chief and longtime member of the Crooked Creek Fire Department in the county where he was born.