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

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

The Charlotte County Board of Commissioners on April 22 is expected to adopt a resolution designating the county’s Public ...

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 ...

The Tennessee Army National Guard provided two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, maybe 20 years, we ...

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