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After rainy weather offered some relief earlier this month, North Carolina lifted a statewide ban on open burning. Officials told residents to remain vigilant, and that lifting the ban did not ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A statewide ban on all open burning was lifted in every county in North Carolina on Wednesday. The Burn Ban, issued by the N.C. Forest Service, went into effect on March 21 ...

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NORTH CAROLINA (WSPA) – All open burn bans will be lifted on Wednesday morning, according to the North Carolina Forest Service. “We’ve received some well-timed, much-needed rain over the ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Officials in North Carolina will lift the statewide burn ban for all counties on Wednesday. The North Carolina Forest Service announced that the ban will be lifted at 8 a.m ...

Press release from North Carolina Forest Service: The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2. The statewide ban went into effect March 21 due ...

As of Sunday morning, there were four active wildfires in North Carolina and three in South Carolina. Burn bans are still in effect across all of North Carolina and South Carolina, and fire risks ...

Both South Carolina and North Carolina have also issued burn bans to help mitigate future flames, according to media advisories. On Saturday, March 22, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a ...