Another large wildfire is burning near Persimmon Ridge in Greenville County, South Carolina. The fire started Saturday and has grown to more than 800 acres with no containment, the commission said.

Another day of fire danger is forecast throughout the Carolinas as wildfires continue to rage due to wind, low humidity, and a tinderbox of dry, downed timber left in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Editor's note: Wildfires continue to spread in the Carolinas. Click here to see the latest information as of Friday, March 28.. Wildfires in the Carolinas have taken over thousands of acres, and ...

How many wildfires are in North and South Carolina? As of Monday, 1 p.m. ET, South Carolina lists 25 wildfires that burn across 5,109.2 acres, according to the South Carolina's Forestry Commission.

As crews continue to contain wildfires across the Carolinas, ... Officials will lift burn ban for all but five South Carolina counties . Updated: Mar. 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM EDT | ...

Late Tuesday, a wildfire started in far western North Carolina not far from Bryson City. Police were evacuating some people as the fire spread to nearly 1 square mile (1.6 square kilometers).

Wildfires burn in the Carolinas, and forecasts aren’t encouraging for firefighters. Updated: Mar. 26, ... the weather is going to continue to be a problem as far as we can forecast. ...

“Burn bans are in place and people need to follow them,” Rehnberg said. “Even if we do get rain, the weather is going to continue to be a problem as far as we can forecast.” ...

Two wildfires, each greater than 2,000 acres, more than doubled in size on Sunday and raged uncontained in Polk County, N.C., after residents were ordered to evacuate among warnings of dire ...

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More people have been asked to leave their homes in the North Carolina and South Carolina mountains as wildfires spread and the forecast for the rest of the week is not encouraging — dry and windy.