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59th Aviation Troop Command views the landscape from a Black Hawk helicopter during a fire suppression mission over the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge fires in South Carolina on March 26 ...
On Thursday, crews confirmed both the Persimmon Ridge Fire in Greenville County and the Table Rock Fire in Pickens County were nearing complete containment. Persimmon Ridge Fire in Greenville ...
Three South Carolina men and a teenager have been arrested on suspicion of starting the largest mountain wildfire in state history, the South Carolina Forestry Commission said. The teens were ...
Just east of the Table Rock Fire, the Persimmon Ridge Fire has burned more than 2,000 acres and was 74% contained as of Tuesday, according to the forestry commission, which said in an operational ...
A map that shows the locations of the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge wildfires. screenshot Courtesy of S.C. Forestry Commission Rain helped firefighting efforts on the Table Rock Fire, leaving ...
The Table Rock fire size is about 13,191 acres in South Carolina and 574 in North Carolina, the Forestry Commission of the former said. Containment is about 30%. The Persimmon Ridge fire is 2,078 ...
As of March 30, the Table Rock fire was 9 percent contained, and the Persimmon Ridge fire was 24 percent contained. Fires can be 100 percent contained for days or weeks before they're fully ...
Airplanes and helicopters have completed more than 550 water-dropping missions on the Table Rock fire and a second blaze on Persimmon Ridge about 8 miles (13 kilometers) away. But for now it is ...
the Table Rock Fire is at 9% containment while the Persimmon Ridge Fire is 24% contained. In South Carolina evacuation orders remain in place, and there is no reported damage to homes. Despite the ...
There are currently three large fires burning in South Carolina: the Table Rock Fire, the Persimmon Ridge Fire and the Covington Drive Fire near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Forestry Commission ...
The Table Rock wildfires grew significantly Thursday, while the Persimmon Ridge Fire saw only modest expansion. The Table Rock Fire is now estimated to be 8,679 acres, growing almost exclusively ...