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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Persimmon Ridge fire: Crews in Greenville County fighting fire
REPORTING IN SKY4 O Here is the latest information on the Persimmon Ridge fire in Greenville County:Tuesday night update from SC Forestry Commission: The Persimmon Ridge Fire southeast of Caesars ...
Yahoo3d
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.
Portland Press Herald4d
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 ...
The Greenville News10d
More than 800 acres burned as fires engulf northern parts of Greenville County
Uncontained wildfires are raging in the mountainous areas of Greenville and Pickens County ... according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission. The South Carolina Forestry Commission ...
The State8d
SC wildfires in Greenville, Pickens grow bigger than ever. How large and what to expect next
A photo of the wildfires in Greenville and Pickens Counties on March 23. They’ve both grown considerably in size since then. screenshot Courtesy of S.C. Forestry Commission The two large ...