A wildfire in southwestern North Carolina was the largest active fire in the state, having spread more than 600 acres in Polk County near the South Carolina border, according to the forest service.

Fire dangers and the risk of rapidly spreading wildfires return to the Triad and most of North Carolina this week. Increasing Fire DangerWarmer spring high temperatures are forecast for the second ...

As of Wednesday, 96 wildfires were burning in North Carolina. Around 30 fires were burning across South Carolina. The fire near Myrtle Beach was 44% contained. More than 200 wildfires were ...

North Carolina Forest Service In Polk County, a 593-acre fire was 63 percent contained as of 10:13 p.m. on Monday, the map showed. A five-acre fire in Gaston County was zero percent contained ...

A forest fire at the Johnson County-North Carolina border is being fought by crews trying to prevent it from spreading into North Carolina. Wesley Darnell is a part of the Second District ...

Further updates on recent North Carolina wildfires from the U.S. Forest Service indicated progress in containment. "Fire crews have concluded active firefighting operations," a news release said.

However, fire danger was expected to continue through Tuesday afternoon, bringing gusts between 20 and 25mph. open image in gallery A weekend map shows all the fires reported in North Carolina ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A forest fire has closed a road in Johnson County near the border of Tennessee and North Carolina on Tuesday, according to officials. According to Wesley Darnell ...