Gastonia Fire Department photo Wildfires by their very name would appear to be unpredictable, but the flames that scorched thousands of acres in western North Carolina came as expected.

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Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate Friday, March 28, some entering their second weeks of blaze. Thousands of acres have burned ...

March wildfires have impacted parts of Western North Carolina, as well as the South Carolina Upstate. The largest fires in WNC were in the the Black Cove Complex in Polk and Henderson counties ...

The worst wildfires in the country right now are burning in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate Saturday, March 29, 10 days after some of the fires started. But fires continue to ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Wildfires by their very name would appear to be unpredictable, but the flames that ...