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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
638 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
...THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION WILL LIFT THE STATEWIDE
BURNING BAN AT 7 A.M. MONDAY, MARCH 30...
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION. THE EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS THAT PROMPTED THE MARCH 27 BAN HAVE
SUBSIDED, ALTHOUGH ELEVATED DROUGHT CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE
STATE WARRANT THE NEED TO BE EXTREMELY VIGILANT WHEN BURNING
OUTDOORS.
WHILE RAIN CHANCES INCREASE LATER THIS WEEK, IT IS NOT EXPECTED
TO BE ENOUGH TO IMPROVE THE DROUGHT STATUS SIGNIFICANTLY. ABOVE-
AVERAGE FIRE DANGER AND ACTIVITY IS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH APRIL,
WHICH HAS HISTORICALLY SEEN THE MOST DAMAGING AND COSTLIEST
WILDFIRES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ANYONE WHO BURNS OUTDOORS AND ALLOWS
THEIR FIRE(S) TO ESCAPE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT OF THE LAW.
“JUST BECAUSE THE BURNING BAN IS BEING LIFTED, IT DOES NOT MEAN
THE FIRE DANGER IS GONE. MOST OF THE STATE IS STILL VERY DRY, AND
THE RISK OF FIRES IGNITING EASILY REMAINS. ANYONE WHO HAS
CONDUCTED A BURN RECENTLY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT CLOSELY
BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO REIGNITE,” SAID SCFC FIRE CHIEF
DARRYL JONES. “IF YOU CHOOSE TO BURN OUTDOORS, YOU SHOULD BE
EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. ANY FIRE YOU
START IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY EVEN IF IT REKINDLES AND SPREADS
DAYS LATER.”
CITIZENS WHO MAY PLAN TO CONDUCT OUTDOOR BURNING OF RESIDENTIAL
YARD DEBRIS OR PRESCRIBED BURNS MUST STILL NOTIFY THE FORESTRY
COMMISSION BEFORE DOING SO.
RESIDENTIAL YARD DEBRIS BURNING: STATE LAW REQUIRES CITIZENS WHO
LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS TO NOTIFY THE FORESTRY COMMISSION
BEFORE BURNING OUTDOORS. IN MOST CASES, THE LAW APPLIES TO BURNING
LEAVES, LIMBS AND BRANCHES THAT PEOPLE CLEAN UP FROM THEIR YARDS.
CITIZENS WHO DO LIVE IN CITY/TOWN LIMITS MUST STILL ABIDE BY ANY
BURNING ORDINANCES IN THEIR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
CITIZENS CAN MAKE NOTIFICATION ONLINE BY VISITING SCFC.GOV/NOTIFY
OR BY CALLING THE TOLL-FREE NOTIFICATION NUMBER FOR THE COUNTY IN
WHICH THEY LIVE, FOUND HERE:
SCFC.GOV/PROTECTION/FIRE-BURNING/HOW-TO-NOTIFY/.
PRESCRIBED BURNING: STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU NOTIFY THE
FORESTRY COMMISSION BEFORE BURNING FOR FORESTRY, WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT OR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. THIS INCLUDES BURNING FOR
WILDFIRE HAZARD REDUCTION, BRUSH CONTROL, ENDANGERED SPECIES
MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT, PLANT DISEASE CONTROL,
CROP RESIDUE REMOVAL AND PREPARATION OF LAND FOR PLANTING TREES OR
AGRICULTURAL CROPS. ALL BURNING FOR FORESTRY, WILDLIFE AND
AGRICULTURE MUST COMPLY WITH SC SMOKE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. TO
MAKE NOTIFICATION, REGARDLESS OF COUNTY, PLEASE CALL (800)
777-3473.
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