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Broad River Volunteer Fire & Rescue
Wednesday November 5th, 2025 :: 09:00 a.m. EST

Alert

Increased Fire Danger Today

We discourage Open Burning today regardless of rather a burn ban is issued or not including the use of burn barrels. 

Abnormally dry conditions continue over portions of western North Carolina. The combination of low relative humidity dropping into the 30 to 35 percent range with gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph.

Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn. Use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.

Instructions:

Please consider holding off on burning outdoors and use caution disposing of fireplace ash.

Address/Location
Broad River Volunteer Fire & Rescue
44 Broad River VFD Rd
Black Mountain, NC 28711

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-669-0488

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Geophysical (inc. landslide)
Event:
Wildfire

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