Governor Josh Stein announced Saturday that the state of emergency is extended for the next 30 days for 34 counties in NC.

In this week's Asheville Answers, a reader asks about fallen timber from Helene that's impacting WNC wildfires. What's the ...

the N.C. Forest Service's Polk County Ranger. “Helene is going to affect wildfires in Western North Carolina for the rest of my career,” Dossett said. “I think for the next 10, 15 ...

North Carolina communities battle wildfires fueled by Hurricane Helene debris while evacuations, firefighting efforts, and ...

Fast-forward to late March and early April when wildfires burned through nearly 8,000 acres of forest in Henderson and Polk ...

The Shining Rock Wilderness and Headwaters State Forest have reopened after heavy rains helped contain recent wildfires, ...

On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index. That indicates abnormally dry conditions. In late May last year, Polk County Fire Rescue ordered a burn ban when the ...

Headwaters State Forest in Transylvania County has also reopened as of April 11, according to the North Carolina ... wildfires, which led to mandatory evacuations in portions of Transylvania, Polk ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — This wildfire season has been an active one. In March, the North Carolina Forest Service said it responded to more than 1,600 wildfires across the state — double the number ...

Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.