Here is the latest on the fires burning in Polk County, North Carolina, as mandatory evacuations are in effect.

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

Dry conditions that have prevailed across much of North and South Carolina have created an elevated fire risk.

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where ...

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

Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in the area ...

As of Saturday morning, the Disaster Recovery Center in Polk County has reopened. The DRC located at Isothermal Community ...

Mandatory evacuations are in place for the following areas: Evacuees can go to the Polk County Shelter at 75 Carmel Lane in ...

As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.

Three wildfires continue to burn Monday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment.

NO FLY ZONES AND THE BURN BAN. THE CAUSE Firefighters are working to contain three fires in Polk County, North Carolina.A statewide burn ban was issued for North Carolina as relative humidity ...