The lift is effective immediately, the county said. All open burning in Horry County requries contacting the South Carolina Forestry Commission at 1-800-986-5404 before the burn is started.

They said that all open burning in the county requires you to notify the South Carolina Forestry Commission at 1-800-986-5404 prior to burning.

If citizens got an emergency alert when the South Carolina Forestry Commissioner issued an ban on burning - that could potentially prevent wildfires. That was a suggestion from a constituent of ...

The South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC) said the fire has been put out 95 days after it ignited on March 1. The fire burned 2,059 acres of the Carolina Forest area in Horry County ...

The 2,059 acre wildfire began burning on March 1 and threatened hundreds of homes in the beginning. As of May 21, the fire is 100% contained, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission reveals how much it cost the state agency to battle the wildfire that caused Carolina Forest neighborhoods to be evacuated.