People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re really good at that.” ...

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Polk County officials said one out of three active wildfires in the “Black Cove Fire Complex” is contained.On Monday, March ...

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HENDERSONVILLE — The outdoor burning ban in Henderson County is canceled effective 8 a.m. Wednesday April 2. The Henderson County burning ban cancellation coincides with the cancellation of the ...

Forest officials use different terms to update wildfire conditions. Here's the difference between contained, controlled and ...

Evacuations: Evacuation levels are constantly being assessed based on fire activity. For updated or current evacuation notices for Polk County, please refer to Polk County’s website. For updated or ...

Burning permits became available and the ban from burning covering all 100 North Carolina counties was lifted Wednesday, the ...

The North Carolina Forest Service on Wednesday lifted a burn ban for all counties as wildfire conditions improve in the western portion of the state.