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Final update on the Black Cove Complex in Polk and Henderson counties
Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Black Cove Complex fires as cold and wet conditions moved back into the area Wednesday. Precipitation has played a key role in helping firefighters ...
Final update on Black Cove Complex shows fires nearing full containment: NCFS
Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...
No stranger to wildfires, a Helene-ravaged WNC now faces a complicated future battling them
People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...
LATEST UPDATES | Polk County fires
Polk County officials said one out of three active wildfires in the “Black Cove Fire Complex” is contained.On Monday, March ...
LIVE UPDATES (April 1) | Burn ban lifted for all North Carolina counties on April 2
The North Carolina Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning in the state. This will go into effect at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. This comes after a statewide ban that went into effect on ...