Statewide burning ban begins tomorrow

April 6, 2020

Statewide burning ban begins tomorrow

The South Carolina Forestry Commission has declared a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 7 until further notice.

This ban prohibits outdoor burning anywhere outside of city/town limits in South Carolina, including yard debris burns; forestry, wildlife or agricultural burns, including prescribed burns; and campfires and other types of recreational open burning.

More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available.

Read the full account in the April 8 issue of The Link.