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 ...

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 ...

More evacuations ordered in Polk County March 23 as firefighters strategize around "nightmare" conditions to battle over ...

A massive wildfire burning in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday into North Carolina.

A devastating wildfire in Polk County, North Carolina, leads to mandatory evacuations, with air quality alerts issued. South Carolina declares a state of emergency due to the spreading Table Rock ...

Firefighters continue preparing firebreaks and protecting structures in anticipation of elevated temperatures, high winds and ...

The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations in Polk County — the flames engulfing three homes. The ...

The devastating wildfire forced the public safety department to announce a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina's Polk County while South Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency due to ...

NEED TO AVOID. BUT WE BEGIN AT NOON RIGHT NOW WITH THE WILDFIRES IN THE CAROLINAS, THREE FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN IN POLK COUNTY, CAUSING MULTIPLE EVACUATIONS AND EVEN DESTROYING SEVERAL HOMES.

several other wildfires around western North Carolina continue to produce smoke in the region." Meanwhile, Henderson, Polk and Swain counties will be under Code Red, while Rutherford County will ...