Tigerville Fire Department

04/29/2026

SCFC TO LIFT BURNING BAN FOR 12 UPSTATE COUNTIES WEDNESDAY

The South Carolina Forestry Commission will lift the State Forester's Burning Ban for 12 counties in the Piedmont region of the state, effective at 7 a.m., Wednesday, April 29.
The counties coming off the burning ban are Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union and York (see map).
READ THE FULL RELEASE: scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-BurningBanToBeLiftedFor12Counties-20260428.pdf

04/22/2026

The statewide burn ban remains in effect.

We urge all residents to take this seriously. While fire activity over the weekend was high—typical for April—the number of new ignitions has decreased since the ban was put in place. That progress shows the difference you are making.

However, conditions remain dangerous. Gusty winds, low humidity, and extremely dry fuels continue to increase wildfire risk across the state. April is historically one of the most active and damaging wildfire months in South Carolina.

Most recent wildfires have been caused by human negligence—this is preventable.

🚫 No outdoor burning
🌬 Stay aware of conditions
📢 Help spread the word

We ask for your continued cooperation and patience until conditions improve. Your actions help protect lives, property, and our community.

While SCFC personnel had a busy weekend with several large or otherwise difficult fires – very typical in April – the number of new ignitions is down significantly since the ban on all outdoor burning was issued last Friday.

The Forestry Commission would like to thank the public for heeding the warnings about the very high fire danger stretching from our mountains to our coast. The persistence of gusty winds, low relative humidity and extremely dry fuels across the state this week continues to make outdoor burning exceptionally risky. It bears repeating that April has historically seen the worst, most damaging and costly wildfires in South Carolina. Learn more: https://www.scfc.gov/protection/fire-burning/fire-resources/important-fires-in-sc/

Unfortunately, most of the wildfires to which the agency responded in the last few days were the result of human negligence. Not only do we ask for the public’s continued patience and restraint until the weather improves, but we also encourage everyone to share the news of the burning ban as far and widely as possible.

04/16/2026

SC Forestry Commission to issue statewide burning ban; restriction on all outdoor burning goes into effect at 7 a.m. Friday

COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a State Forester’s Burning Ban for all counties, effective at 7 a.m. Friday, April 17.

A State Forester’s Burning Ban prohibits all outdoor burning, including yard debris burning, prescribed burning, campfires, bonfires and other recreational fires in all unincorporated areas of the state.

Forestry Commission officials cite a particularly dangerous mix of elevated wildfire risk factors through the weekend that warrant limiting all ignitions in the interest of public safety.

Rapidly escalating drought conditions across the state, a critical decrease in relative humidities over the next several days and gusty winds that are expected to accompany an approaching cold front will combine to create extreme fire danger.

"When it’s this dry – energy release component values are at high-to-critical levels – we’re just as likely, if not more, to see wildfires that are fuel-driven rather than wind-driven. Add the other volatile conditions of increased wind and lower relative humidity, and it becomes an especially precarious situation,” said SCFC Fire Chief Darryl Jones. "These conditions not only increase the likelihood of wildfires igniting easily and spreading rapidly, but would also make them more difficult for firefighters to control.”

While the ban does not apply to fires used for the preparation of food or fires used in appropriate enclosures (portable outdoor fireplaces, chimineas or permanent fire pits constructed of stone, masonry, metal or other noncombustible material that conforms with all applicable South Carolina fire codes), Forestry Commission officials urge the utmost caution burning outdoors under these exemptions.

Likewise, citizens should exercise extreme vigilance operating any equipment that could create sparks, avoid parking on dry grass and refrain from using fireworks.

The ban will stay in effect until further notice, which will come in the form of an official announcement from the Forestry Commission.

Shareable release:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-StateForestersBurningBan-20260416.pdf

04/10/2026

This interactive tool lets you see all the reported, active, contained and controlled wildfires everywhere in South Carolina. Click on any wildfire icon to see the latest information we’re able to report about location, size and percent containment.

If you came to our page looking for information about a wildfire, we invite you to check out our “Active Wildfires” map, available to the public at scfc.firesponse.com/public.

This interactive tool lets you see all the reported, active, contained and controlled wildfires everywhere in South Carolina. Click on any wildfire icon to see the latest information we’re able to report about location, size and percent containment.

We offer this free tool to the public because it is impossible to provide live coverage or status updates of active wildfires; information is updated on this map as soon as it becomes available. Please understand that there can be a lag in information flow as firefighters on the ground are actively working to contain the fire(s); incident command staff provide updates to our dispatchers when they are able, and those updates are posted to the map when they are received.

04/07/2026

Statewide SC red flag fire alert starting 6am on Wednesday, April 8th.

Forestry Commission issuing statewide Red Flag Fire Alert
COLUMBIA—The South Carolina Forestry Commission is issuing a statewide Red Flag Fire Alert, effective at 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 8.

The alert is being issued to strongly discourage people from burning outdoors when weather conditions present an elevated risk of wildfire.

In addition to a widespread deficit of rainfall that continues to intensify drought over much of the state, Wednesday’s forecast includes gusty winds higher than 20 mph and relative humidities under 25% in places.

Because current weather conditions are very conducive to fires escaping easily and spreading rapidly, anyone considering outdoor burning should take extra precautions if they still choose to burn under a Red Flag Fire Alert. Those who have burned recently should return to monitor their burn areas and ensure the dry conditions don’t cause any rekindling.

“Wildfire potential is always higher this time of year, and our use of the Red Flag Fire Alert a few weeks ago made a huge difference in the number of new ignitions,” said SCFC Fire Chief Darryl Jones. “This warning is a great tool that encourages citizens to voluntarily postpone any such burning until the alert is lifted. We’re simply asking for people to respect the weather, be smart and stay safe.”

Adding to the danger, particularly in the western part of the state, are the heavy fuel loads that remain in our forests from Hurricane Helene. Not only can these downed, drying trees and other fuels act as kindling, increasing the risk of wildfire ignition and spread, but they also are likely to impede firefighters’ access, adversely impacting response capability.

Although a Red Flag Fire Alert does not ban outdoor burning, it does trigger certain county or local ordinances that restrict outdoor fires, so residents should contact their local fire departments to check whether such restrictions apply in their areas. The alert will remain in effect until lifted by the Commission, whose fire managers will continuously monitor the situation.

Press release:https://www.scfc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Advisory-RedFlagFireAlert-260408.pdf

04/06/2026

With the public's help heeding fire alerts and burning bans over the past few weeks, we've been fortunate so far in limiting wildfires to manageable levels. Above-average fire danger, however, is still expected through April, which has historically seen the most damaging and costliest wildfires in our state.

The Forestry Commission urges anyone who plans to conduct an outdoor burn to exercise extreme caution and take all necessary precautions. Anyone who has conducted a burn recently should continue to monitor it closely because of the potential for it to reignite.

Outdoor burning precautions and how to notify before you burn: https://www.scfc.gov/protection/fire-burning/

03/30/2026

SCFC lifts Burn Ban effective 7AM, Monday, March 30th

03/28/2026

During the statewide burn ban your TFD fire personnel gathered to review wildland firefighting elements, practices, and equipment.

03/27/2026

SCFC ISSUES STATEWIDE BURNING BAN BEGINNING AT 4PM FRIDAY 3/27/26 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

03/15/2026

The Tigerville FD family holds the family, friends, and firefighters of the City of Greer FD in their hearts and prayers after the death of Lieutenant Taylor Graham whose courage and determination during his cancer battle inspired and encouraged others.

02/01/2026

From SCDOT: First light update: The entire state is experiencing impacts from . Roadways are iced over, creating dangerous driving conditions. Everyone should be extremely careful and avoid travel if possible.

SCDOT crews have been working throughout the night clearing and treating roads and will continue around-the-clock operations today.

Stay off the roads and give crews the room to work so they can continue improving conditions safely.