South Carolina and Horry County do not designate regulatory wildfire hazard zones (WUI zones) the way California does. There is no special building or vegetation code triggered by a wildfire map. The SC Forestry Commission tracks wildfire risk and issues burn bans, but zoning is advisory.
Unlike fire-prone western states, SC has no adopted Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code or legally mapped 'very high fire hazard severity zones' that impose extra construction or clearance duties on Horry County homeowners. The Grand Strand does have real wildfire exposure in its pine flatwoods and wildland-interface neighborhoods, and the SC Forestry Commission monitors conditions, provides voluntary Firewise recommendations, and declares countywide burn bans during drought. Those burn bans are the main enforceable wildfire control: when active, all open and recreational burning stops. Homeowners in interface areas are encouraged, but not required, to maintain defensible space and use fire-resistant landscaping.
There is no penalty tied to a wildfire zone. The enforceable trigger is a burn ban; burning during a declared ban can result in an ordinance summons or fine.
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Horry County, SC
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Horry County, SC
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Horry County, SC
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Horry County, SC
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