"To be honest with you, I didn't like the way things were going,” said newly-appointed Polk County Fire Rescue Chief Shawn ...

Several wildfires have caught in Western North Carolina over the past few weeks, including the 3910 Fire in Polk County, and ...

N.C. Forest Service says five western counties under extreme fire danger POLK COUNTY—Polk County remains at a high fire risk, ...

Under extremely dry conditions, a wildfire in Polk County spread another 100 acres over the afternoon of March 3, burning at ...

A Polk County wildfire around the towns of Tryon and Saluda has now spread to approximately 593 acres with 60% containment as ...

Hundreds of residents have been placed under an evacuation order due to an out-of-control brush fire in Tryon, North Carolina ...

The Melrose Fire in Polk County is estimated to be between 400-500 acres with 0% containment as of Sunday, according to the ...

The contract for 2024-25 includes raises, step increases and the first sick-leave sellback plan since 1996, but does not ...

Evacuation ordered while nearly 500 acres burn in Polk County A large, uncontained fire broke out over the weekend in Polk ...

Polk County Emergency Management said some people who had to evacuate from their homes could be allowed to return as soon as ...

Spartanburg and Greenville fire crews help contain blazes in heavily forested areas of Polk County near Landrum, where close ...

Shawn Smith, who started with Polk Fire Rescue in 2003, has been interim chief since the resignation of former Chief Hezedean ...