In Clarendon County alone, over 600 acres have burned in the past 48 hours, stretching emergency resources to the limit.

The burn ban was put in place on March 1st prohibiting all outdoor burning including yard debris, prescribed burning and campfires. According to the state Fire Marshall there are more than 175 wildfires with ongoing operations.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency as thousands of South Carolina residents remain under an evacuation order after wildfires have affected as least 1,200 acres across the state.