The North Carolina State Fire Marshal is asking for help from fire departments nationwide to come to Polk County and help ...
Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...
North Carolina Forest Service officials say downed trees will soon dry out, making fires worse and more difficult to fight.
From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight ...
This story will be updated as new information about the North Carolina wildfires becomes available. 8:29 p.m. \| Fire ...
The good news is that WNC's worst fires, the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County, were partially contained Wednesday, March 26, by a large presence of firefighters after having 0% ...
The worst fires in the region are in Polk County, the Black Cove Complex Fire and the Deep Woods Fire, which have combined to ...
Wildfires burned across WNC, fueled by dry weather and downed debris from Tropical Storm Helene. How did the fires impact ...
Black Cove Fire: The Black Cove Fire is 3,500 acres in size and 35% contained. Deep Woods Fire: The Deep Woods Fire is 3,970 acres in size and 32% contained. Rattlesnake Branch fire up to 1,200 acres ...
The total acreage of all three wildfires in Polk County combined is now 6, 168 acres as of Tuesday, March 25 around 4 p.m.
In North Carolina, large wildfires are burning in Polk County, the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires; Swain County, the Alarka Fire; and Haywood County, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, that has forced the ...