In 2009, another large wildfire hit Horry County, where it burned more than 19,000 acres. Seven years later, the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina's history ignited and burned more than ...

according to the North Carolina Forest Service wildfire map. Due to weather conditions, both states have placed a statewide ban on all outdoor burning, according to media advisories.

The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County, not far from the S.C.