First responders, South Carolina Law Enforcment Division and South Carolina National Guard are fight wildfires fighting ...

Very Large Airtankers ... The VLAT is just one of five types of aircraft fighting the raging Table Rock Fire, which grew expansively on Thursday, charring nearly 8700 acres as of Thursday evening.

The wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have surpassed 6,000 acres and can now be seen 500 miles up by satellites, ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for live updates.

Wildfires in NC, large enough to be seen by satellite, spread and lead to evacuations March 26, 2025 Updated Wed., March 26, 2025 at 7:46 p.m. Damage from Hurricane Helene created a wealth of fuel ...

As if fighting ... then a crown fire races on. Crown fires are sometimes too high in the trees for firefighters to reach, so they oftentimes have to be fought from above with aircraft.

Residents of a Rutherfordton neighborhood were ordered to evacuate immediately on Wednesday afternoon, March 26, when a fire developed rapidly in the area of South Winds Dive and Davenport Road.