The large brush fire near Jim Thorpe in Carbon County spread to 560 acres and drew a massive firefighting response of more than 100 people.

The Packerton Fire, which is also known as the Jim Thorpe Fire or Bear Mountain Fire, set 426 acres ablaze and is 15% contained, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data. The fire is burning east of ...

The brush fire that started over the weekend near Bear Mountain and Jim Thorpe is about 95% contained, officials said Thursday.

JIM THORPE, Pa. — Smoke and Fire. That's been the reality of life around Jim Thorpe since Saturday afternoon when a brush fire started burning on Bear Mountain just southeast of the town ...

JIM THORPE, Pa. — It's an around the clock effort by crews from the Bureau of Forestry to get the wildfire on Bear Mountain under control. The fire in the Jim Thorpe area sparked saturday afternoon.

JIM THORPE, Pa. — A brush fire that started over the weekend in Carbon County continued to burn on Tuesday. The flames are scorching parts of Bear Mountain, from Weissport to Jim Thorpe.