When Frank Graff, producer and host of the PBS show Sci NC, was covering the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, he met a woman in ...

Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest ...

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

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire early Wednesday morning in Anderson County. The Anderson Fire Department received a call before 1 a.m. regarding the ...

Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of ...

Carolinas brace for severe weather impacts amid increased fire danger and choking wildfire smoke as state officials say Carolina Forest wildfire ‘believed to be human-caused’ ...

Fire crews continue to battle a wildfire that has spread to more than 600 acres in Polk County. Polk County officials say the fire is 91% contained — however fire crews planned to suspend work Tuesday ...

A wildfire that started over the weekend in Polk County is almost fully contained. Read more: ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in Polk County is almost fully contained. According to Polk County Emergency Management and Fire Marshal, as of 2:30 p.m., the fire ...

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

All wildfires across North Carolina's National Forests have been contained or mostly contained, according to a 1:45 p.m. news ...

On March 4, 2025 the Polk County Board Of County Commissioners the appointment of Shawn Smith to serve as Polk County Fire Rescue Services Director (Fire Rescue Chief). Chief Smith took over the ...