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Wildfires prompt evacuations and an emergency declaration in the Carolinas

Wildfires prompted a mandatory evacuation in Polk County, North Carolina, announced by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety at 8:20 p.m. Saturday.
Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency in South Carolina to address the Table Rock Fire in Pickens County.
The wildfires prompted public safety warnings as visibility decreased and evacuation routes could be blocked, according to the agency.

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Oregon sends crew to help battle North Carolina wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Twenty-six Oregon firefighters were sent by the Oregon Department of Forestry to help battle the wildfires in North Carolina. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, most of the 26 firefighters as well as two agency representatives, arrived in North Carolina and are currently helping the Black Cove fire. In 2024, officials said that North Carolina sent almost an entire incident management team to assist in Oregon…

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Gusty winds threaten to spread North Carolina wildfires

ABC News (POLK COUNTY, N.C.) — As firefighters continued to battle three stubborn North Carolina wildfires in the same county, a breezy and dry forecast for the danger zones is threatening to spread the flames, officials said. The three fires, including two that have overlapped, are in steep, rugged terrain in Polk County that is covered with downed trees and dry vegetation left over from Hurricane Helene that swept through the area in September…

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Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene - Wilmington News Journal

By The Associated Press Dry conditions, wind and trees downed by Hurricane Helene fueled wildfires in North Carolina and South Carolina, where evacuation orders were in effect Tuesday. Many people in the area are still getting over the hurricane that hit in September, according to North Carolina Forest Service spokesperson Bo Dossett. “A lot of the damage and the blowdown, the downed trees from Hurricane Helene are contributing to the difficulti…

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Wildfires sweep through the Carolinas, sparking evacuation orders

Officials say evacuation orders are in effect Tuesday in some parts of the states while they continue to monitor the blazes.

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Inside The Cockpit: Pilots face challenges while battling WNC wildfires

HICKORY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Crews from across the country are trying to contain multiple wildfires across western North Carolina. Evacuations are in place for parts of Polk and Henderson counties as three fires have burned more than 5,000 acres. As of Monday evening, officials say two fires are zero percent contained. During a wildfire, an aircraft can be a sign of hope. "It's basically like a four-wheel drive truck in the mountains,” N.C.…

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NC Forest Service reminds public it's illegal to fly drones over wildfires

DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT)- Officials with the North Carolina Forest Service are reminding people it's illegal to fly drones in the same airspace as wildfires. If a drone is reported to be near one of the fire-fighting aircrafts, that plane is forced to turn around, putting the pilot and crews on the ground fighting fires, and the public's safety, at risk. "The most dramatic drone incident is the one in California where a drone impacted a Super …

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