Wildfires in the Carolinas burn more than 6000 acres, prompting evacuations, a burn ban and National Guard deployment
High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are causing a group of wildfires to spread rapidly through western North ...
Wildfire season is here: What to know about the burn ban in Cleveland County and North Carolina
Cleveland County, like the rest of the state, is under a burn ban within 100 feet of a house or building. The ban was put in ...
Statewide ban issued as wildfires burn over 1,000 acres in Polk County: 3 homes lost
N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide burn ban while three substantial, uncontained wildfires prompt mandatory ...
Wildfires Burn More Than 4,000 Acres in North Carolina
Forecasters posted an elevated fire-weather risk for an area from northern Georgia, through western portions of the Carolinas ...
3 wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina prompt evacuations, statewide burn ban
Polk County, North Carolina, residents were ordered to evacuate after a string of wildfires destroyed hundreds of acres in ...
Wildfires burn across Piedmont Triad in midst of NC burn ban
Several wildfires burned across the Piedmont Triad on Saturday after the North Carolina Forest Service issued a statewide ...
Burn ban, Red Flag Warning keeps forestry officials on high alert
On Friday, officials issued a burn ban until further notice in the state, saying breezy conditions and low humidity in the air would make it ideal for a small fire to get out of control quickly.
Photos: North Carolina mountain wildfires top 2,900 with no containment as evacuations continue
Two wildfires over 2,900 acres in Polk County are uncontained while another at 152 acres is 50 percent contained.
All North Carolina counties under burn ban due to hazardous forest fire conditions
The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. A local fire marshal has authority to ...