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Planes fill bladders with water from the Intracoastal Waterway and empty the water on hot spots of South Carolina’s Carolina Forest wildfire. Fire danger was elevated for the Carolinas again on Monday (AP)

Schools across the wildfire-stricken Horry County will operate on a regular Monday schedule, according to WBTW.

However, there will be some adjustments made based on area weather and air quality.

Horry County Schools spokeswoman Lisa Bourcier said athletic practices will be indoor throughout the week as needed.

Schools will monitor the air for shifts.

And, the station reported that the after-school program, typically held at the Carolina Forest Recreation Center, will be held at the Carolina Forest Senior Center.

Julia Musto3 March 2025 15:44

The U.S. Forest Service is responding to multiple wildfires across the Forests in North Carolina. There were four active fires as of late Sunday (USDA Forest Service, Matt Switzer/Facebook)

Officials at the U.S. Forest Service’s National Forests in North Carolina warned Monday that increased fire danger would continue across the state.

“Fires on the National Forests in North Carolina have crews increasing containment and are not expected to experience any significant growth, especially as weather less beneficial to fire spread moves into the area Tuesday night,” they wrote on Facebook. “The combination of dry fuels, limited rainfall, and very low humidity will lead to an elevated risk of adverse fire behavior today.”

They urged residents to avoid outdoor burning and check for bans and restrictions, noting that “careless debris burning remains the leading cause of wildfires.”

Yesterday, they noted that they were using mechanized equipment to “manage heavy fuel loads partly due to Hurricane Helene.”

The largest fire, the Falls Dam Fire in the Uwharrie National Forest, had stretched over more than 400 acres near Montgomery County by Sunday night.

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Firefighters attend to a flare-up in the Carolina Forest on Monday. Burn bans were in place in the state (Getty Images)

People move away from where South Carolina crews work to contain a wildfire. Residents in parts of the Carolina Forest area have been allowed to return home following evacuations (AP)

Smoke fills the skies over a residential neighborhood of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Some areas were under smoke advisories on Monday (Getty Images)

Firefighters work to fight off low orange flames in South Carolina on Sunday. Dry conditions were expected to pose a risk again on Monday (Getty Images)

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Horry County Fire Rescue has warned South Carolina motorists against driving as the Carolina Forest wildfire continues to smolder in the region.

As of Sunday evening, the fire had spread across 1,600 acres and was at 30 percent containment, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

In a Monday morning smoke notice, the fire service warned of driving in near the Carolina Forest Boulevard area due to poor visibility and movement of apparatus to try and put out the blaze.

“Due to the active Carolina Forest-area wildfire, there is heavy, low-hanging smoke blanketed across the area this morning,” it said.

This will limit some visibility for motorists and residents. If you can avoid driving in the general Carolina Forest Boulevard area, that would be helpful, as there will be lots of public safety apparatus on the move.

James Liddell3 March 2025 14:31

Monday marks another ‘very dry day’ for the Carolinas. While winds are expected to be light and temperatures are on the cool side of normal, the arid air and vegetation will result in increased wildfire danger (NWS GSP/X)

Julia Musto3 March 2025 14:15