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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
448 PM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS ISSUED A STATE
FORESTER'S BURNING BAN FOR ALL COUNTIES, IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
A STATE FORESTER'S BURNING BAN PROHIBITS ALL OUTDOOR BURNING,
INCLUDING YARD DEBRIS BURNING, PRESCRIBED BURNING, CAMPFIRES,
BONFIRES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FIRES IN ALL UNINCORPORATED AREAS
OF THE STATE.
THE BAN DOES NOT APPLY TO FIRES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD
OR FIRES IN APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURES (PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES,
CHIMINEAS OR PERMANENT FIRE PITS CONSTRUCTED OF STONE, MASONRY,
METAL OR OTHER NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL THAT CONFORMS WITH ALL
APPLICABLE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRE CODES).
FORESTRY COMMISSION OFFICIALS SAY WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS PRESENT A GREATLY ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR FIRES
IGNITING EASILY AND SPREADING RAPIDLY. DANGEROUSLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES - REACHING BELOW 20% IN SOME AREAS - COMBINED WITH
EXTREMELY DRY FUELS STATE WIDE AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE A
PARTICULARLY VOLATILE MIX OF WILDFIRE RISK FACTORS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND.
"IN ADDITION TO THE INTENSIFYING DROUGHT CONDITIONS, THE WEATHER
WE'RE GOING TO SEE STATEWIDE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS MAKES IT
RIPE FOR ANY FIRE THAT STARTS TO BURN INTENSELY AND MOVE FAST,"
SCFC FIRE CHIEF DARRYL JONES SAID. "WHILE THESE CONDITIONS CAN
MAKE WILDFIRES IGNITE EASILY ANYWHERE AND MAKE IT MORE CHALLENGING
FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO CONTAIN, WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT AREAS
WHERE EVENTS LIKE HURRICANE HELENE AND RECENT ICE DAMAGE HAVE LED
TO HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FUEL. THIS BURNING BAN IS NECESSARY TO LIMIT
IGNITIONS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE TO PREVENT SEVERE
WILDFIRES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES."
THE BAN WILL STAY IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, WHICH WILL COME
IN THE FORM OF AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FORESTRY
COMMISSION.
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