A wildfire near Asberry in Calhoun County has been contained. Residents were temporarily evacuated Monday night but are now allowed to return home. The Alabama Forestry Commission says the wildfire grew to 280 acres.

A large wildfire is currently burning in Calhoun County.affecting approximately 150 acres near Glencoe at the Etowah County line, according to the Alabama Fores

The Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency has ordered mandatory evacuations for portions of the Pleasant Valley and Jacksonville area.

A rapidly spreading wildfire near NE Faith Drive is advancing toward the Foster West area in northern Calhoun County, prompting immediate evacuation orders for several neighborhoods, according to the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency.

Wildfires in Calhoun County forced people from their homes Tuesday. Evacuated neighbors in the Asberry community near Piedmont say they didn’t know if they would return to a home. “I been in this area 25 plus years and I’ve never seen fire that got as close as it just got you know or has eaten as much as it has so I really don’t know,

The Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency issued an evacuation notice Tuesday evening because of a wildfire. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade discussed how agencies handled the circumstances surrounding the wildfire.