The North Carolina Forest Service on Wednesday lifted a burn ban for all counties as wildfire conditions improve in the western portion of the state.

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Some Cape Fear area fire crews are helping with the containment efforts in the western part of the state, as massive wildfires continue to burn in Polk County.

Road to close for bridge repairs in Anderson Co.

A massive wildfire burning in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday into North Carolina.

The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.

FEMA has come to the aid of wildfires in the Carolinas, supplying Polk County with a Fire Management Assistance Grant.

"The wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow, so I have expanded our State of Emergency,” Stein said in a statement. “Our State Emergency Response Team is responding with every tool at ...