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Administrator: Table Rock Complex is largest South Carolina wildfire to date; county reports evacuations and extensive response efforts
Summary
County administrator reported the Persimmon Ridge and Table Rock fires’ acreages and containment levels, said no structures were lost, and summarized a multi-agency response that included nearly 1,000 firefighters and extensive air-drop missions.
Greenville County's administrator reported that two wildfires burning in the county remain active and have required a major multi-agency response, and said that no structures had been lost during the incidents.
At the council meeting the administrator said, “Persimmon Ridge Fire is 2,078 acres, 74% contained. Table Rock Fire is 13,287 acres with 30% containment.” He added that the Table Rock Complex had become the largest wildfire in South Carolina history, saying later in his remarks that the complex was “13,167 acres to date.” The administrator said the recent rain had helped containment efforts.
Why it matters: large wildfires have direct local impacts on…
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