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The North Carolina Forest Service has shared what it called a "final update" on the Black Cove Complex.The total size of the Black Cove Complex Total Size has reached 7,670 acres.The Black Cove Fire ...
By Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story SWAIN COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Sam Davis Road Fire has burned 350 acres and is 0% contained, leading to Swain County declaring a state ...
The North Carolina National Guard reported that an injured firefighter was rescued near the Black Cove Complex fire on Tuesday, March 25. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. In a social media post, ...
With a red flag warning still in effect for Polk and Henderson counties, the National Interagency Fire Center is calling the Black Cove Complex Fire the "highest priority fire" in the Southern U.S., ...
From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out at ...
The worst fires in the region are in Polk County, the Black Cove Complex Fire and the Deep Woods Fire, which have combined to burn about 6,000 acres by the evening of March 25 and were at 0% ...
POLK COUNTY – As the Black Cove Complex blazed in Polk County, Marcus Eudy cut, scraped and dug buffer areas in front of the ...
Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires further.
In North Carolina, large wildfires are burning in Polk County, the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires; Swain County, the Alarka Fire; and Haywood County, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire, that has forced the ...
Firefighters in North Carolina gain movement on containing two of the state's largest fires, while South Carolina's largest fire doubles in size ...