Spate of wildfires in North and South Carolina
3/6/2025 2:09:15 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
North Carolina
Polk County, NC
Tryon, NC
South Carolina
Georgetown County, SC
Horry County, SC
Start Date: 3/1/2025
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North and South Carolina had 175 wildfires over the first weekend in March which were driven by high winds and unusually dry conditions. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on March 2 and issued a statewide burning ban.
The largest blaze burned in the Carolina Forest in South Carolina’s Horry County. It blackened 1,600 acres. The next largest fire burned about 800 acres in Georgetown County and caused the evacuations of Price George.
Firefighters in North Carolina fought a fire near Tryon near the South Carolina border. On Monday, March 3, the fire was 30% contained after charring 481 acres.
WLEC (Sandusky, Ohio), March 6, 2025
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