Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

The largest home in Polk County has hit the open market. A 10,666 square-foot mansion in Elkhart, roughly 20 miles north of ...

The number of wildfires burning in Florida is climbing again. After a brief downward trend earlier in the week, the numbers ...

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - A crew of firefighters has returned home after helping with wildfires in the western part ...

A ban on all open burning in North Carolina will be lifted as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. A statewide ban went into effect ...

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 ...

Polk County officials said one out of three active wildfires in the “Black Cove Fire Complex” is contained.On Monday, March ...

The man found dead after a Monroe County house fire Tuesday afternoon has been identified, authorities said Wednesday. Robert Werner, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene of the home on Long Mountain ...

In conjunction with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Polk County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the county-wide burn ban ...

A damp Monday, March 31 brought relief to firefighters on the ground, however, the North Carolina Forest Service continues to ...

Multiple neighbors say the wife of the victim arrived home to find her house on fire and her husband trapped inside.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the cause of the Tuesday morning fire on Long Mountain Road that claimed the life of a 71-year-old man.