Extensive personnel shortages at the NC Forest Service hampered the agency’s ability to manage the wildfires that raged in Western North Carolina this spring, state and county officials say.

The Shining Rock Wilderness and Headwaters State Forest have reopened after heavy rains helped contain recent wildfires, officials said.

After the Table Rock Complex fires consumed more than 15,000 acres in Pickens and Greenville counties, the South Carolina Forestry Commission announced the blazes have been fully contained.

Officials said the fires were declared 100% contained Tuesday, after heavy rainfall passed through the Upstate on Monday. The ...

The Table Rock Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres. Three teenagers are accused of causing a massive fire that ignited in a South Carolina state park after failing to extinguish cigarettes ...

Data from the South Carolina Forestry Commission shows the Table Rock Fire has burned more than 13,200 acres, the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history. As of Tuesday, the wildfire ...

South Carolina arrested three young men for allegedly starting a massive wildfire after failing to "extinguish their cigarettes in a proper and safe manner," officials say. The Table Rock Fire ...

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. — South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC) law enforcement officials have arrested three Upstate teenagers in connection to the 13,000-acre Table Rock fire, which began on ...

The Table Rock Complex Fire has burned over 12,500 acres, making it the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history. As of Tuesday, the Table Rock fire was 30% contained, while the Persimmon ...