South Carolina issues statewide burn ban
Ban starts at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2005
The South Carolina Forestry Commission issued a burn ban that starts at 6 p.m. The state issued an alert to discourage burning yesterday.
From the news release:
COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 6 p.m. today. 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 say weather conditions over the next several days present a greatly elevated risk of wildfire. The high winds and gusts that prompted the agency to issue a Red Flag Fire Alert yesterday are expected to persist across the state through the weekend.
