"Extreme fire behavior on both incidents today prompted immediate mandatory evacuations in Greenville and Pickens counties ... to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map.

Another fire, the Bee Rock Branch Fire, near Little Switzerland in McDowell County started April ... and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in WNC were in the the Black Cove Complex in Polk and Henderson counties ...

And the Alarka 5 Fire is Swain County had burned 1,515 acres. Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive ...

The fire now poses a threat of crossing state lines, prompting Transylvania County in North Carolina to declare a state of emergency, according to Citizen Times. A new blaze, named the Rattlesnake ...

Some areas in North Carolina are hopeful for rain to tamper the flames like in Swain County, while in Transylvania County 750 homes are under mandatory evacuation.

AND A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AS CREWS CONTINUE WORKING TO GET MULTIPLE WILDFIRES UNDER CONTROL IN POLK COUNTY ... North Carolina Forest Service interactive wildfire map.

Across rural North Carolina, the opioid epidemic has left a devastating mark — overdose deaths have surged, families have been shattered and communities have struggled to find resources to fight ...