Evacuations are now lifted in Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina due to wildfires in the Black Cove area. For the very latest on evacuations click here. | See the latest evacuation map here ...

Rain helped cool the Black Cove Complex wildfires, slowing fire activity, but crews remain on alert for new challenges.

OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE 500 FIREFIGHTERS WORKING TO CONTAIN THE FLAMES. THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS THE BLACK COVE FIRE IS MORE THAN 3200 ACRES, AND IT IS 17% CONTAINED. THE DEEP WOODS FIRE IS MORE ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — The National Interagency Fire Center has designated the Black Cove Complex as the highest-priority fire in the United States. Currently, 500 firefighting personnel from North ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

Fire crews will continue to patrol and mop-up along the fire perimeter. 5 p.m.: Black Cove Fire reaches 93% containment Rain ...

In Polk County, about 80 miles west of Charlotte, mandatory evacuation orders were issued in March 2025 for 165 properties as the Black Cove, Deep Woods, and Fish Hook fires raged across nearly ...

With a red flag warning still in effect for Polk and Henderson counties, the National Interagency Fire Center is calling the Black Cove Complex Fire the "highest priority fire" in the Southern U.S ...

Three wildfires are currently burning in Polk and Henderson counties in North Carolina. The largest fire, the Black Cove Fire, has spread to over 2,800 acres and is at 0% containment. Over 260 ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out at ...