As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River.
The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Monday. The fire burned primarily in cattails and marsh grass, the DNR said.
Efforts to battle the 1,250-acre fire in eastern California were complicated by strong winds, which were expected to continue through Monday.
The Black Cove Fire in Polk County has burned over 1,000 acres along the Green River as firefighters navigate infrastructure damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.
With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...