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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
725 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2025
...THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION BURN BAN HAS BEEN
LIFTED THE FOR ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT GREENVILLE, HORRY, OCONEE,
PICKENS, AND SPARTANBURG AS OF 6 AM MONDAY, MARCH 31...
THE STATE FORESTER'S BURNING BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR ALL BUT FIVE
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AS OF 6 AM MONDAY, MARCH 31. GREENVILLE,
HORRY, OCONEE, PICKENS, AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES WILL REMAIN UNDER
THE BURNING BAN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE FORESTRY COMMISSION IS LIFTING THE BAN IN THE OTHER 41
COUNTIES BECAUSE THE DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS THAT PROMPTED THE MARCH 21 OUTDOOR
BURNING PROHIBITION HAS IMPROVED AND IS EXPECTED TO EASE
SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE STATE OVER THE NEXT WEEK.
THE BAN IS BEING LEFT IN PLACE IN THE REMAINING COUNTIES FOR
SEVERAL REASONS. THE SHEER AMOUNT OF FORESTRY COMMISSION AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL/EQUIPMENT DEDICATED TO THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX
IN GREENVILLE AND PICKENS COUNTIES HAS POTENTIAL TO STRAIN THE
CAPACITY OF LOCAL RESPONSE TO NEW WILDFIRE IGNITIONS.
THE BAN IN HORRY COUNTY REMAINS IN PLACE WHILE FORESTRY COMMISSION
RESOURCES CONTINUE TO FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON MOP-UP AND
STRENGTHENING FIREBREAKS AROUND THE MYRTLE BEACH-AREA COVINGTON
DRIVE FIRE.
THE BAN FOR THE 5 COUNTIES 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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