In Stein’s state, three fires were burning in Polk County, where people were under mandatory evacuation orders. The area, ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized federal funds to help reimburse costs to North Carolina to fight the ...

Henderson County opened an emergency shelter the evening of March 23 as a 2,000-acre uncontained wildfire in Polk County ...

The wildfires have forced evacuations and emergency declarations as multiple blazes threaten areas still recovering from ...

Three major wildfires have consumed over 4,000 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in western North Carolina.

Stein urged residents to monitor emergency alerts and follow evacuation orders "if you need to leave your homes."Start the ...

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

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

While adapting to life in donated campers and spare bedrooms, some displaced residents still struggle to find temporary ...

Stein issued “Executive Order #2” on Jan. 2, directing North Carolina Emergency Management to assist with the repair of private roads and bridges. NCEM is working to contract services from vendors to ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Three separate wildfires have burned more than 1,100 acres in Polk County as of Friday morning.