Jun 25, 2018 | News, News/PR
Clemson University is holding students’ feet to the fire – literally – as it prepares them to take leadership roles in one of the most dangerous and underserved aspects in the forestry industry. Fire Tigers is a 15-member group of Clemson forestry and wildlife...
Jun 16, 2017 | News, News/PR
The 2009 Highway 31 wildfire in Horry County, marked as the most destructive in the state’s history, scorched 20,000 acres of land and destroyed 100 homes in the county. It was accidentally started by a man burning household garbage outside his home. While some...
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...