KOLR Springfield on MSN2d
Brush fire causes evacuations in Polk Co.
Officials are urging residents in Polk County to evacuate their homes as a brush fire is spreading rapidly through the area.
Tryon Daily Bulletin19h
Tryon forest fire 30% contained, has burned over 500 acres
TRYON—A brush fire that spread rapidly on Saturday, March 1, has now burned over 500 acres between Tryon and Saluda and was 30% contained as of Sunday evening, officials say. Back-burning operations ...
Burn ban issued for Polk County due to 'extremely dangerous fire conditions,' fire marshal's office says
An open burning ban has been issued in Polk County, according to the Polk County Fire Marshal's Office. Effective Sunday at 3 p.m., officials said the ban is in accordance with the North Carolina Fire ...
Evacuations underway in Tryon following brush fire
The Tryon Police Department is urging residents along a section of Highway 176 to evacuate following a recent brush fire on ...
‘Several hundred’ evacuated as rapid wildfire consumes some 500 acres in western NC
Tryon in western North Carolina has been forced to evacuate residents from as many as 200 structures due to a “rapidly ...
Carolina fire maps show where wildfires burn in North and South Carolina
Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest ...
Polk County wildfires 63% contained, residents relieved as crews work tirelessly
In Polk County, the wildfires along US-176 are at 63% containment after Monday, March 3. That comes as a relief to many ...
ABC 11 Raleigh NC on MSN2d
Brush fire prompts part of Erwin Road to close in Durham; More than a dozen pop up in Sandhills
First responders in the Triangle and Sandhills stayed busy as did western NC crews where brush fires and forest fires raged Saturday.