More evacuations ordered in Polk County March 23 as firefighters strategize around "nightmare" conditions to battle over ...

Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more ...

A devastating wildfire in Polk County, North Carolina, leads to mandatory evacuations, with air quality alerts issued. South ...

Due to increased fire risk, there is a statewide ban on all open burning. Polk County has a very strict burn ban in place. A ...

It is the second time in less than a month​ that residents in one North Carolina county have faced evacuations due to ...

The states are dry or under drought, and a burn ban is in place because of conditions that can cause wildfires to spread.

Evacuation orders continue to be implemented across counties in Western North Carolina due to the ongoing Polk County fires.

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation Sunday in a North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and South ...

Polk County Emergency Management on Friday afternoon issued a mandatory evacuation for all residents of the Piney Gate area.

The Polk County Emergency Management (PCEM) said that they are currently working on retrieving more resources for the Forest Service to continue combatting the wildfires. PCEM is in contact with State ...