At Crowders Mountain State Park, the 730-acre Coyote Fire is already well contained, according to the North Carolina Forest Service website.
Officials in Gaston County said that the fire was 95% suppressed as of Monday afternoon. The N.C. Forest Service claims that a burnout operation was carried out to help contain the fire by burning fuel inside it.
Rainfall on Sunday night and Monday helped contain the Crowders Mountain fire and another in McDowell County.
Workers at Crowders Mountain State Park discovered the fire around 7 a.m., according to Gaston County officials. At that point, about 70 acres had already been lost.
Firefighters were able to progressively put out the fire because it was in a rural area and no buildings were harmed.
The number of fires has increased. The North Carolina Forest Service said Monday that there were 236 wildfires in October, 282 in November, and roughly 194 in December in North Carolina.
The cause of the Crowders Mountain fire in Gaston County, west of Charlotte, is being looked into, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.
According to Crowders Mountain Fire & Rescue’s Facebook page, a controlled burn did not start the fire.
Wildfire in Buck Creek
In Marion, North Carolina, firefighters are battling the Buck Creek Fire in Lake Tahoma, which includes Mitchel and McDowell counties.
Approximately 75% of the 530 acres were controlled as of Monday afternoon, according to the US Forest Service. The fire had been contained in part by the recent rain.
Officials said a downed electrical wire caused the fire to start. Officials said Saturday was spent installing fire lines and protecting property.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, this controlled burning eliminates a large portion of the fuels that are still present in the firelines, including fallen branches and leaf litter. Fires spread more slowly and firelines are more successful at controlling them when these fuels are absent.
On Monday, about 90 firemen are fighting the flames. It is expected to rain more, which should help put out the fire.
As they continue to establish firelines, they have warned the public that there will be smoke.
The North Carolina Forest Service has reaffirmed its recommendations to burn with cautiously and, if possible, to wait until families have had a lot of rain.
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