31-03-2025
Western NC wildfires live updates Monday, March 31: See the latest on major fires
Firefighters made progress over the weekend battling major wildfires in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate, but the fires continue to be dangers Monday, March 31.
Higher humidity, cloud cover, lower winds and rain were not ideal for fire spreading but did make for better conditions for fighting the wildfires. Evacuations were lifted in Transylvania County. In Polk County, there are no longer evacuations, and the county's emergency shelter is closed.
Nevertheless, large fires continue to burn. The largest are the Table Rock Complex fires in Pickens and Greenville counties in the Upstate, the Black Cove Complex fires in Polk and Henderson counties, the Rattlesnake Branch Fire in Haywood County and the Alarka 5 Fire in Swain County.
The Citizen Times will keep you updated on news from the fires Monday.
To see where the fires are located and get information on their sizes, origins and more, check out our interactive fires map, which is updated hourly.
For more information on the fires and for a picture of how conditions have been developing, take a look at our live coverage from Sunday, March 30; Saturday, March 29; Friday, March 28; Thursday, March 27; and Wednesday, March 26.
Here are the statuses of the major fires we're following as of Sunday evening, March 30:
Alarka 5 Fire: 1,511 acres, 37% containment.
Black Cove Complex
Black Cove Fire: 3,502 acres, 36% containment.
Back Woods Fire: 3,970 acres, 32% containment.
Fish Hook Fire: 199 acres, 100% containment.
Rattlesnake Branch Fire: 1,882 acres, 21% containment
Table Rock Complex
Table Rock Fire: 13,167 acres, 9% containment
Persimmon Ridge Fire: 2,078 acres, 24% containment
Todd Runkle is the Carolinas Connect editor and also a trending news editor for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at trunkle@
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Western NC wildfires live updates March 30: Where are the fires?
