Burn bans by state

South Carolina burn bans, county by county

No single South Carolina list exists for us to watch, so this page won't pretend to show you a live status. What it can do: tell you who declares a burn ban here and where today's answer actually lives.

Who declares a burn ban in South Carolina

South Carolina burning bans are issued by the State Forester: the Forestry Commission declares them statewide or by county, and its burning notification line is required before any yard or woods burn, ban or no ban.

Statewide, start with the South Carolina Forestry Commission . Locally, the county itself has today's answer — the courthouse, the fire marshal, the sheriff's office, or your fire department.

Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with your county fire marshal or burn line before you light.

Why it might be dry enough to matter

Bans follow dry ground — see this week's drought picture, state by state.

Heading onto national forest land? County rules stop at the boundary — check the forest's fire restrictions and what stage 1 and stage 2 mean.

Every South Carolina county

Each page below covers one county: who declares a ban there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.