464
FNUS62 KCAE 291115
RFDCAE
SCC003-005-009-011-013-015-017-019-025-027-029-031-033-035-037-
039-041-043-047-049-051-053-055-057-061-063-065-067-069-071-075-
079-081-085-089-011200-
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
715 AM EDT WED APR 29 2026
BURNING BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF THE UPSTATE...
THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION'S STATE FORESTER’S BURNING
BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES IN THE MIDLANDS, LOW
COUNTRY, AND PEE DEE REGIONS.
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.
FORESTRY COMMISSION OFFICIALS CITE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS MIX OF
ELEVATED WILDFIRE RISK FACTORS THAT WARRANT LIMITING ALL IGNITIONS
IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. FOR THE 12 COUNTIES IN THE
UPSTATE, AGENCY OFFICIALS SAY THE WEATHER FACTORS THAT PROMPTED
THE INITIAL STATEWIDE BURNING BAN 12 DAYS AGO HAVE MODERATED,
AUGMENTED PRIMARILY BY AN INCH OR MORE OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE STATE.
"THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF THE REST OF THE
STATE IS KEEPING FUELS DRY, AND THE CURRENT OVERALL CONDITIONS IN
THE CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES REMAIN VOLATILE. EVEN
WITHOUT HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, THE DRY WEATHER AND
DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNTIL WE GET EXTENDED
SOAKING RAIN."
WHILE THE BAN DOES NOT APPLY TO FIRES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF
FOOD OR FIRES USED 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 URGE THE UTMOST CAUTION BURNING OUTDOORS UNDER THESE
EXEMPTIONS.
LIKEWISE, CITIZENS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME VIGILANCE OPERATING ANY
EQUIPMENT THAT COULD CREATE SPARKS, AVOID PARKING ON DRY GRASS AND
REFRAIN FROM USING FIREWORKS.
THE BAN WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, WHICH WILL
COME IN THE FORM OF AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FORESTRY
COMMISSION.
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