As wildfires become more common and catastrophic, the shortage of trained personnel across the state makes communities ...

Federal officials say two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned more than 2 square miles of wooded area.

Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...

Fire restrictions on National Forest lands. The U.S. Forest Service reminds that building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire is prohibit ...

Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires further.

Over 7,000 acres are burning in Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Henderson and Polk counties ... “Many areas across the fire were quiet last night, and smoke was minimal,” the North Carolina Forest ...

Clocking in at less than a mile, this scenic cave hike in North Carolina is kid-friendly, dog-friendly, and an overall ...

The complex combines the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires. From the release: There are 500 personnel from North Carolina and other states across the nation supporting this incident. The N.C. Forest ...

Firefighters continue preparing firebreaks and protecting structures in anticipation of elevated temperatures, high winds and ...

The Deep Woods fire has grown to 3,231 acres ... and incident management personnel to the scene. The North Carolina Forest Service is assisting with incident management and firefighting efforts and ...

Upper Creek Falls is a picturesque waterfall with multiple cascades tucked away in the Pisgah National Forest along NC Highway 181. There are two ways to reach Upper Creek Falls. One is the Upper ...

The three separate fires -- the Black Cove Fire, Deep Woods Fire and the Fish Hook Fire -- were all burning about 30 miles southeast of Ashville, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.