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Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in the area. Just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, a local official said that ...

Three wildfires continue to burn Monday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment. The Black Cove, Deep Woods, and Fish Hook fires have burned a combined 5,754 acres as of ...

POLK COUNTY - Along Glen Echo Lane in Polk County ... In his experience, the size and scale of the fires is rare outside of ...

A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC ...

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.

New evacuation orders have been issued in Polk County as wildfires continue to roar along the Green River and near Lake Adger. Residents from 1091 to 1528 Green River Cove Road and all residents of ...

The fires were burning in an area ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned ...

The Black Cove Complex in Polk County has become the highest-priority fire in the United States, according to the North ...

Two firefighters from the Piedmont-Triad have joined the efforts to limit the blaze that has ravaged thousands of acres in the North Carolina mountains. A red flag warning has been issued for Polk and ...

Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina, as mandatory evacuations are in effect. For the very latest on evacuations click here. Sign up for our Newsletters Tuesday ...