Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, evacuees as firefighters work to tame Polk County fires
A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC ...
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North Carolina sees larger wildfires, officials point to damage from Hurricane Helene
Due to Hurricane Helene, the environmental landscape has been radically changed, Dossett said. He said the storm caused major ...
‘A double whammy.’ 6 months after Helene, wildfires cause new problems for Western NC
In parts of Polk County, it was hard to tell that just a few miles north of Columbus, some of nearly 500 firefighters from ...
Polk County wildfire crews ready to take advantage of weekend weather
"As far as these fires go, this is very good," said Terry Lebo, incident meteorologist for the National Weather Service.
Wildfires keep burning across the South: When will they stop?
Fire experts say that while wildfires this time of the year in the Southeast are common, the scope and level of risk this year is unusual.
Carolina fires lead to evacuations
Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...
Table Rock burned in 2016 during devastating span of SC wildfires. Conditions on cusp of a repeat.
Table Rock Fire in SC growing amid dry conditions while more blazes burn NC's Polk County, much like a string of wildfires ...
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Firefighters make progress on wildfires in Polk Co.
Firefighters continue to make progress Friday containing wildfires in Polk County and Henderson County in North Carolina.
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Wildfires keep burning across the South: When will they stop?
Hundreds of wildfires are burning across the Southern U.S., fueled by strong winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation. The worst fires are in the Carolinas, where thousands of acres have burned and ...