Making it rain: What it takes to fight a forest fire from the clear, dry skies
Equipped with orange Bambi Buckets, the Army National Guard helicopters dumped over a half-million gallons of water on the ...
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Why was burn ban lifted in 41 SC counties but not in the Upstate? Forestry Commission explains
Only five counties remain under the ban, including Greenville, Horry, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg. Data from the South Carolina Forestry Commission shows the Table Rock Complex Fire has grown ...
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Burn ban remains in effect for 5 counties in South Carolina
HOWEVER, THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION SAYS GREENVILLE, OCONEE, PICKENS AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES WILL REMAIN UNDER THE BAN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HORRY COUNTY IN THE PD IS ALSO ON THAT LIST.
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Maine moving forward with budworm control, but funding delay will limit spray area
After the Legislature failed to pass $2 million in emergency funding, spraying this spring will cover only about 85% of the area threatened by the forest pest. Maine will move forward with an ...
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Wildfire updates: Statewide Burning Ban to be lifted for 41 SC counties on Monday
Greenville, Horry, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg counties are to remain under the ban, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission. The State Forester’s Burning Ban will be lifted for ...
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SC Gov. Henry McMaster secures FEMA fire assistance grant, 'people need to be careful'
Key takeaways so far, according to the City of Greenville's Facebook post: This is just the beginning of the wildfire season in South Carolina. So far in March, the SC Forestry Commission has ...