Fueled by debris from Hurricane Helene, multiple wildfires are burning across western North Carolina even as Buncombe County considers allocating $4.4 million for 37 new staff positions in its upcoming budget. Asheville, meanwhile, faces budget constraints as it develops its own spending plan. Budget work sessions are scheduled for mid-April in both jurisdictions. The Jumping Branch Fire in McDowell County has consumed 420 acres but is 95 percent contained as of April 3-4. In Swain County, the W