All U.S. Forest Service lands north of Mountains-to-Sea Trail (No. 440) and Dobson Knob Road (Forest Service Road 106), east of North Fork of Catawba River, south Old Linville Road (State Road 1560), and west of Overmountain Victory Trail (Trail No. 308G).
A blaze that started on private property and has spread into the U.S. Forest Service's Grandfather Ranger District in the Pisgah National Forest has grown to 200 acres and remained zero-percent contained, according to the USFS on Monday, April 10.
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates, in effect until midnight EDT tonight, due to the ongoing wildfire activity. Area residents and visitors with respiratory sensitive conditions should take appropriate actions. A combination of fire growth and burnout operations increased the fire size to 1,405 acres.
Overnight Thursday a weak cold front is expected to pass through the area with a few isolated showers and thunderstorms.
A community meeting will be held Thursday evening for members of the community concerned about the fire.
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The U.S. Forest Service says a wildfire in Western North Carolina continues to grow.
Firefighters say they have a solid containment line on the north side of the Dobson Knob fire. "We are trying to build on that success Thursday", MacDonald said.
The fire began Sunday in the North Cove Community.
U.S. Forest Service spokesman Bill Swartley said Wednesday afternoon that firefighters are working to remove potential fuel from areas near homes that have been threatened.
Along the northeast side firefighters are preparing contingency lines to help prevent flames from spreading north into the Ashford and North Cove communities.
The chance of flames threatening structures decreased Wednesday, but structure protection remains a priority, fire officials said.
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