The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

Some 10 fires were classified as active on a map from the North Carolina Forest Service as of Tuesday morning. There were multiple fires active in North Carolina, a map from the North ...

The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County, not far from the S.C.