Final update on Black Cove Complex shows fires nearing full containment: NCFS
Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...
LIVE UPDATES (April 2) | Statewide burn ban lifted, Deep Woods fire containment increases
Fire restrictions on National Forest lands. The U.S. Forest Service reminds that building, maintaining, attending or using a ...
LIVE UPDATES (April 1) | Burn ban lifted for all North Carolina counties on April 2
The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...
Firefighters, residents brace for potential merger of Black Cove and Deep Woods fires
The North Carolina State Fire Marshal is asking for help from fire departments nationwide to come to Polk County and help ...
Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, evacuees as firefighters work to tame Polk County fires
A Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, mere miles from where firefighters battle blazes. Some say Helene could impact WNC ...
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Firefighters, residents brace for potential merger of Black Cove and Deep Woods fires
The two fires Black Cove at 3,046 acres and Deep Woods at 2,923 acres are moving closer to one another in Polk County. NC Forest Service spokesman EJ Dwigans said there’s a strong likelihood the ...