CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A fire in the Croatan National Forest has burned 850 acres and is now 40% contained. The U.S. Forest Service says the Black Swamp Fire was first noticed on Sunday ...

Officials says the Croatan National Forest wildfire off Nine Foot Road began around 4 p.m. Saturday behind Croatan Drive and became a threat to homes off Rams Horn Road as strong winds blew the ...

FOREST SERVICE: Croatan fire 2-3 miles from nearest homes By WITN Web Team Published : Apr. 25, 2023 at 11:39 AM EDT | Updated : Apr. 25, 2023 at 12:33 PM EDT ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The Croatan National Forest is planning to conduct a prescribed burn Tuesday. The 561-acre prescribed burn is happening on Millis Swamp Road near Lake Road, about ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — New numbers released by the U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina say the fire burning in the Croatan National Forest is now 49% contained. Th… ...

According to the Forest Service, the fire is 60 percent contained. It was started as a controlled burn last week and it has grown to over 21, 000 acres just under 33 square miles. An air advisory ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — Crews entered the fifth week battling the Croatan National Forest fire with hopes of 100% containment soon. The fourth week brought positive results. Some much-needed … ...

NEW BERN, N.C. (WNCT) — After a couple of weeks with no new reports on the status of the Croatan National Forest fire that began on April 19, the US Forest Service – National Forests in North… ...

U.S. Forest Service officials said the fire in the center of Croatan National Forest grew from 2,800 acres Sunday afternoon to 10,800 acres by Monday night. The fire began Thursday as a prescribed ...

Air quality across much of eastern North Carolina has reached unhealthy levels in several coastal counties as a 55-square-mile wildfire burns the Croatan National Forest.

NEW BERN, NC -– The Croatan National Forest is planning to conduct a 327-acre prescribed burn today in Carteret County. The burn is located off Nine Mile Road and Deep Sand Road 13 miles south ...