Alert
There is a fire in the Beaver Dam community and the Marble community which are causing heavy smoke throughout the county.
The Forest Service is conducting a 13 acre control burn in the Beaver Dam Community. There is also a brush fire in the Marble area. The road is currently shut down at Bluff Road and Airport Road and also at the Marble end of Airport Road. We ask that you avoid this area if you can. These fires are causing heavy smoke in the area.
Instructions:
There are two fires in the county causing heavy smoke. Please use caution if you have to be out.
Address/Location
Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
59 Hiwassee St
Murphy, NC 28906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-837-7352
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Fire suppression and rescue
- Event:
- Wildfire