SUNDAY’S ATTACK The state sent planes on Sunday morning to drop water on the wildfire in Carolina Forest. The county confirmed around 9:55 a.m. that the planes had arrived.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission announced the huge milestone on Wednesday morning. The 100% containment comes 82 days after the fire ignited and burned 2,059 acres in the Carolina Forest area.

Around 3 a.m., firefighters fight the wildfire off Tuckahoe Road inside Walker’s Woods in the Carolina Forest community on March 2, 2025. Janet Morgan/Staff ...

This spring’s large wildfires that slashed through Carolina Forest were a challenge nearly unmatched in Horry County’s recent ...

Cost estimates of the Carolina Forest wildfire that burned more than 2,000 acres and caused the evacuation of several neighborhoods stretch into the millions. Doug Wood, communications division ...

Myrtle Beach-area wildfire is 100% contained. The Covington Drive fire burned over 2,00 acres and threatened homes in Carolina Forest.

A wildfire was actively burning behind Avalon extending to S.C. 90 and several Carolina Forest neighborhoods have been evacuated, according to Horry County Fire Rescue. Janet Morgan/Staff ...

In an update, the South Carolina Forestry Commission announced that the Carolina Forest wildfire, also known as the Covington Drive Fire, is 98% contained, up from the previous 93%.

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The North Carolina Forest Service issues burn bans that prohibit open burning outside 100 feet of a dwelling during hazardous ...

State forestry officials have said thousands of acres of downed trees after Helene could contribute to heightened risk in the coming years.