One man has been arrested and charged with setting two wildfires in Macon County.

Keith Mann of Franklin appeared in federal court in Asheville on Wednesday.

The U.S. Forest Service says Macon used kitchen matches to set fires along Board Tree Road in Franklin and on Jones Creek Road near Bryson City. Both sites are in the Nantahala National Forest.

The Board Tree Road fire became known as the Grape Cove fire and burned 15 acres. The Jones Creek Road fire burned one acre.

Mann was also the first to call 911 to alert authorities about the fires. A U.S. Forest Service officer said Mann admitted to setting both fires because he was bored.

Authorities believe that most of the fires in the western part of the state were caused by humans, though not all were arson. The Boteler Fire in Clay County was caused by lightning. The state has offered up to a $10,000 award for information that leads to arson arrests.

Burning bans remain in effect for Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Polk, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin and Yancey.

The U.S. Forest Service says 66,367 acres have burned in the North Carolina mountains. More than 1,800 personnel are fighting the fire, with help from numerous helicopters.

Federal, state, local, tribal and volunteer agencies are fighting the fires. Some teams that have been working in the state have begun ramping down operations due to wet weather and reduced fire activity.

Many are moving, along with a lot of equipment, to the Gatlinburg, Tenn. area.

The working fires include:

• Horton Fire, Blowing Rock, Watauga County — Firefighters are patrolling the perimeter, extinguishing hotspots. Not enough rain has fallen to suppress deep-seated pockets of heat. Acreage: 1,450; containment, 90 percent.

• Clear Creek Fire, Marion, McDowell County — still burning. Acreage: 3,163; containment, 95 percent.

• Boteler Fire, Clay County — rains have aided efforts on the fire. Acreage: 9,036; containment, 85 percent.

• Maple Springs Fire, Lanke Santeelah area, Graham County — No change. Acreage: 7,788; containment: 78 percent.

• Camp Branch Fire — Wayah Bald Tower Road is still closed due to the proximity of the fire. Smoke may limit visibility and debris may roll onto the roadway. Acreage: 3,210; commitment: 75 percent.

• Rock Mountain Fire, North Georgia and Clay and Macon counties – Approximately 12,962 acres in Georgia and 11,763 acres in North Carolina. Containment: 55 percent.

• Chestnut Knob Fire, South Mountains State Park, Burke County — Damage assessment continues. Acreage: 6,435; containment, 90 percent.

• Pinnacle Mountain Fire, Pickens and Transylvania counties — Weather prevented crews from working on the fire. Acreage: 10,560; containment, 62 percent.

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park and that section of the Appalachian trail remain closed due to extensive fire activity and downed trees. The headquarters is without power or phones.

Campfire bans remain in effect along the entire Appalachian Trail in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and most of  Virginia.