Burning ban lifted in all South Carolina counties
- Power: There’s good news and bad news about outages in CSRA
- Update: A week after Helene, here’s the situation in Augusta
- Water: Augusta boil order could be lifted in ‘hours, not days’
- Relief: FEMA is ready to write checks after Helene. Here’s how to get one
- Restrictions: Curfews easing in some places, including Augusta
- Deaths: CSRA’s toll from Helene rises to 25, including 5 young kids
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An outdoor burning ban was lifted in all South Carolina counties on Monday morning, almost a week after being issued.
The ban was lifted for Aiken, Saluda and Greenwood counties on Monday at 6 a.m.
The ban was lifted for Edgefield, Laurens and McCormick counties at 5 p.m. Friday.
If you plan to burn storm debris you must let the South Carolina Forestry Commission know.
The ban will remain in place for Greenville and Spartanburg counties until further notice.
The ban issued by the South Carolina Forestry Commission isn’t due to wildfire risk but to avoid straining first responders, who are working on the Hurricane Helene response.
The ban prohibits outdoor burning outside city limits and includes yard debris, burning for forestry, wildlife, or agricultural purposes, campfires, bonfires and other fires for recreational purposes.
The ban does not apply to fires used for the preparation of food or fires used in appropriate enclosures (portable outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, or permanent fire pits constructed of stone, masonry, metal or other noncombustible material that conforms with all applicable South Carolina fire codes).
Copyright 2024 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
