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Troutman Fire Department firefighter Sam Mills (left) and Deputy Chief of Troutman Fire Department Jimmy Kestler (right) work a backburn preventative fire to stop the spread of the Deep Woods Fire on Sunday in Columbus

Wildfires in the Carolinas burn more than 6,000 acres, prompting evacuations, a burn ban and National Guard deployment

WLOS By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are causing a group of wildfires to spread rapidly through western North Carolina, risking further damage to areas already ravaged by Hurricane Helene. “In my career, 20-year career, this is the most fuel I’ve seen on the ground,” North Carolina Forest

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A N.C. Forest Service spokesperson said the Black Cove wildfire in Polk County

Wildfires in the Carolinas burn more than 6,000 acres, prompting evacuations, a burn ban and National Guard deployment

WLOS By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are causing a group of wildfires to spread rapidly through western North Carolina, risking further damage to areas already ravaged by Hurricane Helene. “In my career, 20-year career, this is the most fuel I’ve seen on the ground,” North Carolina Forest

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