Here are maps illustrating the current situation. Maps of Carolina fires / Credit: North Carolina Forest Service Officials listed 81 wildfires in North Carolina as of Thursday morning, totaling ...

Here are maps illustrating the current situation. Officials listed 81 wildfires in North Carolina as of Thursday morning, totaling more than 1,500 acres. This was down from more than 200 blazes at ...

open image in gallery A weekend map shows all the fires reported in North Carolina, with blazes marked by red still active. There were fewer on Tuesday as crews made progress (Screengrab/North ...

The fires prompted evacuation orders across both states. As firefighters make gains in North Carolina, the state faces an enhanced risk of severe storms on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with ...

Some 10 fires were classified as active on a map from the North Carolina Forest Service as of Tuesday morning. There were multiple fires active in North Carolina, a map from the North Carolina ...

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The largest fire in the Upstate is a nearly 500-acre blaze near Landrum in Polk County along the South Carolina-North Carolina that has required evacuations and was 30% contained as of the morning ...

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our North Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.

A statewide ban on outdoor fires remains in effect, he said. In North Carolina, a wildfire burning in the Blue Ridge mountains was threatening the communities of Saluda and Tryon, which are ...