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MARION, N.C., April 17, 2025 – Bee Rock Creek Fire - Grandfather Ranger District. 

The USDA Forest Service along with the North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County and Woodlawn Fire Department are responding to the Bee Rock Creek Fire.
 

The fire is estimated at 504 acres with 10% containment as it moves through steep terrain and
heavy storm debris in McDowell County near the Armstrong Fish Hatchery. About 180 personnel
are assigned to the fire.
 

Firefighters are using direct and indirect suppression tactics along the fire's edge. Helicopters are
dropping water to slow the fire's progress.
 

Yesterday crews put out a spot fire that crossed Rose's Creek on the east side of the fire.
 

McDowell County has issued evacuation orders on Wild Acre Road off NC 226A.
 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.
 

Please be aware of smoke and crews in the area. Drive slowly and use caution on any
roads where smoke may be settling. For more information on smoke and air quality you
can use NC Dept of Environmental Quality’s website:
https://www.deq.nc.gov/.../smoke-wildfires-prescribed-burns
or fire.airnow.gov: https://fire.airnow.gov
 

Media Contact: Dana Hodde, (251)-391-0763
 

Click to view McDowell County’s live evacuation map.
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