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Officials said Monday that three wildfires in Polk County near Hendersonville have now burned over 5,200 acres. The North Carolina Forest Service and local units have been fighting the Black Cove ...
Under extremely dry conditions, a wildfire in Polk County spread another 100 acres ... burning over 500 acres throughout ...
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 ...
The three wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, are collectively covering more than 4,800 acres, the N.C. Forest Service says. N.C. Forest Service photo Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 ...
The firefighters with Guil-Rand Fire Department intend to stay in Polk County through Monday and will evaluate sending more crews next week. Wednesday NC Forest Service Polk County Fire updates ...
GREEN RIVER - 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 ...
Evacuations remain for residents in Polk County due to an over 400-acre brush fire.According to the Polk County Emergency Management/Fire Marshal and the North Carolina Forest Service, the fire ...
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 ...
So far this year in North Carolina, 1,830 fires have burned 4,925 acres of land throughout the state, according to approximated data from N.C. Forest Service. The Melrose Fire in Polk County is ...
Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 acres in North Carolina’s Polk County, prompting additional mandatory evacuations and a declaration the air has become unhealthy to breathe, the N.C ...
A wildfire in Polk County, North Carolina, has grown to 593 acres but is now 63% contained. Firefighters have been battling the blaze with back burn operations and are hopeful rain is on the way.