Oct 10, 2016 | News, News/PR
Hurricane Matthew has come and gone, but the South Carolina Forestry Commission’s statewide burning ban remains in effect. A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits outdoor burning, which includes yard debris burning and burning for forestry, wildlife or agricultural...
Aug 5, 2015 | News, News/PR
Responding to a request from the U.S. Forest Service, the South Carolina Forestry Commission has sent seven of its wildland firefighters to join crews battling more than 30 wildfires around Redding, Calif. Accompanied by three members of the Horry County Fire Rescue...
Apr 20, 2015 | News, News/PR
The South Carolina Forestry Commission and South Carolina National Guard held a joint training exercise Friday, April 10 at Manchester State Forest to practice coordination and communication on a mock wildfire. Working with members of the SCNG’s 2-151 Security and...
Apr 25, 2014 | News, News/PR
Charred trees now tower over bright green vegetation between Carolina Forest and North Myrtle Beach along S.C. 31, where the state’s most destructive wildfire burned five years ago. The fire, which spread over 19,130 acres, damaged 97 homes and destroyed 76 homes...