The Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Cruso has expanded to between 400 and 500 acres and is 0% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

A wildfire near Cruso, North Carolina has grown to between 400 and 500 acres. The fire is burning westward into the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, which has been closed by the Forest Service.

Mar. 29—"Uh-oh, that can't be good," thought Johnny Robinson when he spied a plume of smoke rising from a wooded hillside in Cruso on Wednesday afternoon. "It started out like a little old pillar of ...

The wildfire that started in Cruso Wednesday afternoon reached over 200 acres by Wednesday night and continued to grow in size overnight, with 0% containment. The Rattlesnake Branch Fire started on a ...

The Rattlesnake Branch fire in the Cruso area of Haywood County remains at 1,865 acres and 24% containment, a slight ...

CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry ...

A relatively new device is fighting wildfires from the air after the U.S. Forest Service deployed a large drone to fight ...

A wildfire near Cruso, North Carolina has grown to between 400 and 500 acres. The fire is burning westward into the Shining ...