state agencies have released maps that are updated daily. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation on Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North ...

NC Forest Service map Only the Fish Hook Fire, which burned 199 acres, has been contained (69% containment), Polk County officials say. It was started by a downed power line, officials say.

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county ... North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Montana, Wyoming, Tennessee ...

With much of Western North Carolina under abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region. The largest fire in WNC is a nearly 500-acre blaze in Polk County that has required ...

Three wildfires are currently burning in Polk and Henderson counties in North Carolina ... N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the ...