Fire

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial timber surveys indicate that Helene damaged over 800,000 acres of North Carolina’s forested land. Some landowners are preparing to fight wildfire with prescribed fire.

Ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the North Carolina Forest Service reminded residents on Friday that the burn ban in effect for roughly one-quarter of the state’s counties also applies to fireworks.

Charlotte Fire Department says 15 families have been displaced by a fire early Friday at an apartment complex in south Charlotte.

There was an unintended firework display in Fort Mill this morning. A reporter with WCNC was about to do a live shot at Davey Jones Fireworks on Carowinds…