With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.

High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

These fires forced Transylvania County in North Carolina to issue a state of emergency. The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County, ...

The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from the S.C.