USA Today11d
'Unprecedented' wildfires in NC: 250 residents evacuate as Helene debris fuels flames
POLK COUNTY - Along Glen Echo Lane in Polk County, the smoky wind blew as the Green River Gorge was consumed by two massive, ...
USA Today12d
Western NC wildfire considered the 'highest priority' fire in the South U.S.; 1 injured
Henderson and Polk counties have issued a state of emergency in response to the two wildfires in the Green River Gorge. The ...
OKC Thunder Wire5d
Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, evacuees as firefighters work to tame Polk County fires
SALUDA - The Green River Lodge rests on a ridge just southeast of Cove Mountain, overlooking a narrow gorge typically ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel13d
Update: WNC fires: Henderson County issues mandatory evacuations in Summer Haven
Two wildfires in Polk and Henderson county now cover nearly 6,000 acres in the Green River Gorge and as another fire in South ...
Wolverines Wire13d
WNC wildfire hopped river in two places: See evacuation readiness map for Polk, Henderson
The largest fires in WNC are located in Polk and Henderson counties. The two larger fires, the Deep Woods Fire and the Black ...
Wildfires in western North Carolina: Weather conditions, containment updates
The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.
Asheville Citizen-Times9d
Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, evacuees as firefighters work to tame Polk County fires
SALUDA - The Green River Lodge rests on a ridge just southeast of Cove Mountain, overlooking a narrow gorge typically bustling with kayakers, zipliners and hikers in the summer months. But for the ...
Asheville Citizen-Times13d
Update: WNC fires: Henderson County issues mandatory evacuations in Summer Haven
Two wildfires in Polk and Henderson county now cover nearly 6,000 acres in the Green River Gorge and as another fire in South Carolina has grown, Transylvania County has issued a countywide state ...