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Fire Information: 803-906-9730 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.) 

Email: 2025.tablerockcomplex@firenet.gov 

 Table Rock Fire
Size:     13,564 acres

            12,929 acres (SC)
            635 acres (NC)
Containment: 68 percent
Fire Start Date: March 21, 2025
Cause: Human-caused        

Tuesday saw a significant jump in containment on the Table Rock Fire as it increased from 30 percent to 68 percent. Several unmanned aircraft flights identified a small number of hotspots near the fire’s edge that will be addressed today. In general, infrared mapping revealed that the fire perimeter is secure even though heat remains on the interior of the fire. Firefighters will continue to patrol the perimeter of the fire, drop any snags that could fall across containment lines and mop-up any hotspots near the line. Crews will begin backhauling equipment today. This involves removing hoses, pumps and other equipment so it can be refurbished and reused on future fires. 

Persimmon Ridge Fire

Size: 2,078 acres
Containment: 74 percent
Fire Start Date: March 22, 2025
Cause: Human-caused

Firefighters on the Persimmon Ridge Fire will continue using heavy equipment to break up large, downed trees from Hurricane Helene to reduce the amount of fuel available to burn. Fire engines will patrol the containment lines and extinguish any remaining hotspots near the fire perimeter.

Safety Message: Slow down and move over when encountering firefighters on the road. On Tuesday, fire personnel experienced a near miss between firefighters and a private vehicle. Please be aware that firefighters, engines, and equipment may be moving slowly or stopped on local roads. Drivers are urged to slow down and give fire crews space to work.

Weather and Fire Behavior:  Rain is expected on the fire this morning, with cloudy conditions throughout the day.  Temperatures will reach the low to mid-70s, with relative humidity remaining high at around 70%. Winds will be light and out of the southeast, shifting to the northeast later this afternoon. 

Closures/Evacuations:  All evacuation orders related to the Table Rock and Persimmon fires have been lifted.

Burn Ban: A burning ban remains in effect for Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Horry counties in South Carolina, with all outdoor burning prohibited. The ban has been lifted for the rest of South Carolina.  A statewide ban on open burning in North Carolina was lifted this morning.

SC Firefighter Mobilization (SC State Fire) Resources: All SC Firefighter Mobilization resources have demobilized. SC State Fire will continue to have a SC-HART crew on standby as a means to provide rapid extraction of an injured wildland crew member, if needed. The Palmetto IST will remain at the incident for as long as SC-HART and the Mobile Command Center is needed.

Command: The Southern Area Blue Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) is managing the Table Rock Complex, in unified command with South Carolina Forestry Commission, North Carolina Forest Service, Greenville County Emergency Management and Pickens County Emergency Management. The incident is supported by the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, South Carolina State Fire, South Carolina Military Department, The Nature Conservancy, Greenville Water, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, USDA Forest Service and multiple local fire departments.

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