Columbia, SC - The Forestry Commission has lifted the Red Flag Fire Alert for
most South Carolina counties. Several counties in the Piedmont region remain
under a Red Flag Alert until further notice. Those counties are: Abbeville,
Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Laurens,
Lexington, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and
York.

While fire danger has diminished statewide, a significant fire in Pickens
County means resources in that region would be further stretched should another
fire develop.

All South Carolina Counties not listed above are no longer under Red Flag Alert
Status.

Since this most recent Alert was issued, Forestry Commission firefighters have
responded to more than 100 wildfires statewide.