An “out of control” brush fire forced evacuations in Tyron, North Carolina, on Sunday, March 2, Polk County Emergency Communications said, according to local media.The Polk County Fire Marshal’s ...
Western North Carolina officials report that crews are responding to a large wildfire in Polk County while burn bans remain ...
Brush fires that erupted amid dry and windy conditions caused officials in both North and South Carolina to order evacuations ...
Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest ...
Multiple brush fires ignited across central North Carolina on Saturday, keeping fire crews busy. At least one fire-related death was reported. First responders in Durham, Raleigh, Harnett County and ...
As firefighters in the Carolinas made progress against multiple blazes, forecasters warned of critical fire weather in the ...
The blazes were fueled by gusty winds, dry air and unusually high temperatures. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near ...
The combination of dry fuels, limited rainfall, and very low humidity will lead to an elevated risk of adverse fire behavior ...
TRYON—A brush fire that spread rapidly on Saturday, March 1, has now burned over 500 acres between Tryon and Saluda and was 30% contained as of Sunday evening, officials say. Back-burning operations ...
A fast-moving brush fire Saturday ignited just after 2 p.m. and grew overnight, threatening the towns of Melrose, Tryon and Salud/ ...
Tryon in western North Carolina has been forced to evacuate residents from as many as 200 structures due to a “rapidly ...
POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — Efforts to put out a more than 400-acre wildfire continued into Sunday in Polk County. According to Polk County Emergency Management, the Melrose Fire continued to spread ...