Statewide burn ban in South Carolina
9/5/2019 12:41:21 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
South Carolina
Abbeville County, SC
Aiken County, SC
Allendale County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Bamberg County, SC
Barnwell County, SC
Beaufort County, SC
Berkeley County, SC
Calhoun County, SC
Charleston County, SC
Cherokee County, SC
Chester County, SC
Chesterfield County, SC
Clarendon County, SC
Colleton County, SC
Darlington County, SC
Dillon County, SC
Dorchester County, SC
Edgefield County, SC
Fairfield County, SC
Florence County, SC
Georgetown County, SC
Greenville County, SC
Greenwood County, SC
Hampton County, SC
Horry County, SC
Jasper County, SC
Kershaw County, SC
Lancaster County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Lee County, SC
Lexington County, SC
Marion County, SC
Marlboro County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Newberry County, SC
Oconee County, SC
Orangeburg County, SC
Pickens County, SC
Richland County, SC
Saluda County, SC
Spartanburg County, SC
Sumter County, SC
Union County, SC
Williamsburg County, SC
York County, SC
Start Date: 9/4/2019
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The South Carolina Forestry Commission issued a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties beginning the morning of Sept. 4, prohibiting all outdoor burning in unincorporated areas. While Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring rain to the eastern part of the state, there are risk factors that increase the fire danger, including elevated drought conditions and a scarcity of firefighters, law enforcement and other emergency personnel.
Aiken Standard (S.C.), Sept. 4, 2019
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