Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina, as mandatory evacuations are in effect. For the very ...
As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River.
The Alarka Five Fire has now burned 1,515 acres and remains at 37% containment, according to Swain County Emergency ...
A ban on all open burning in North Carolina will be lifted as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. A statewide ban went into effect ...
"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...
The maps also indicate suggested readiness ... In response to the Black Cove Fire in Polk County, evacuation orders have been issued for residents who live along Lady Slipper Trail, Big Hungry ...