A Polk County wildfire, now being called the Black Cove Fire near Green River Cove Road, is at 110 acres and is 10% contained, according to the N.C. Forest Service fire map. Polk County Emergency ...

POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The N.C. Forest Service provided the following update Tuesday on the Black Cove Complex fire in Polk County: Black Cove Fire: 3,046 Acres, 0% Contained Deep ...

Sunday, March 23rd 8am update from Kellie Cannon, Polk County Public Information Officer: Black Cove: The fire originated off of Green River Cove Road and has burned a total of 1,239 acres.

Seven homes have been destroyed in the Black Cove Fire, while one home was destroyed in the Deep Woods Fire, according to Polk County. Collectively, the two fires have burned 10 outbuildings.

Amid staffing shortages at N.C. Forest Service, inmate firefighters in a state program are battling more WNC wildfires.

The two fires Black Cove at 3,046 acres and Deep Woods at 2,923 acres are moving closer to one another in Polk County. NC Forest Service spokesman EJ Dwigans said there’s a strong likelihood the ...

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 ...

The Black Cove Fire had burned 2,076 acres and was 0% contained as of Sunday night, according to Kelly Cannon, spokesperson for Polk County government. The Deep Woods Fire was also 0% contained on ...