Additionally, Buncombe, Swain and Polk counties will have a Code Red air quality alert today, according to the North Carolina ...

Code Purple air quality alert issued for Transylvania County Thursday with officials urging residents to avoid outdoor activities as wildfire smoke blankets the region.

DEQ’s website has a list of resources for keeping safe around wildfire smoke.

DEQ’s website has a list of resources for keeping safe around wildfire smoke.

Transylvania and Henderson counties are under a Code Purple air quality advisory on Friday, March 28. Buncombe, Swain and Polk counties also have Code Red unhealthy air. How to know if the ...

Smoke from fire can pose serious health risks to anyone close enough to inhale the pollution. As of Thursday morning, much of ...

Several WNC counties are under severe air quality alerts for Thursday, March 27, with one being issued a Code Purple.

Smoke from wildfires poses a serious health risk for residents across the Carolinas. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wildfires burning ...

Five counties in Western North Carolina are under severe air quality alerts due to ongoing wildfires. The affected counties are experiencing code orange, red, and purple alerts, indicating ...