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Fire Danger Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
842 AM EDT Sun Mar 9 2025

The State Foresters Burning Ban remains in effect for Horry
County until further notice. The burning ban for Georgetown County
has been lifted due to improving weather conditions, increased
confidence in containment of the Arcadia Plantation Drive Fire,
and the return of firefighting personnel from this fire to their
home units.

The statewide ban was issued in the interest of public safety
during an intense outbreak of wildfires that included more than
100 ignitions, many of them major incidents.

Underlying conditions, however, still warrant the need for
caution on the part of those who choose to conduct outdoor
burning, as drought and elevated fire risk are expected for the
rest of March continuing through April.

Horry County remains under the ban because it is still
experiencing high and/or complex wildfire activity. The 2,000+
acre Covington Drive Fire just outside Myrtle Beach in Horry
County remains the largest active incident in the state, involving
hundreds of personnel and resources as part of the response
effort.

Citizens who may plan to conduct outdoor burning of residential
yard debris or prescribed burns must still notify the Forestry
Commission before doing so. Notification procedures as well as
mandatory precautions for conducting burns may be found on the
SCFC website https://www.scfc.gov/protection/fire-burning/.

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