Fire Regulations in Anderson County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Anderson County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Anderson County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Outdoor Burning
Anderson County authorizes the county forest ranger, part of the state forestry commission, to declare a fire state of emergency during drought and impose a countywide ban on open burning in the unincorporated area, publicized through news media and lifted the same way once conditions ease.
Open Burning Ban Authority, Anderson County
Significant RestrictionsAnderson County Code of Ordinances § 22-1
Immediately upon the declaration by the county forest ranger (forestry commission), publicly disseminated throughout the county by use of news media, of a fire state of emergency due to drought conditions or other conditions which create fire hazards to the unincorporated area of the county, there shall exist and come into being a prohibition, or ban, on open burning of any substance within the...
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