Notification Procedure
If adjacent to woods, brush, or grassland, state law requires you notify the Forestry Commission before burning construction debris, trade waste, or vegetative materials from land clearing or right-of-way maintenance. Also included is any outdoor burning conducted for training purposes. The state notification law does not apply within town or city limits, but certain city ordinances may regulate the burning.
All burning of this type must comply with DHEC Regulation 61-62.2. You should make sure you understand the requirements prior to calling for notification. Forestry Commission dispatchers are not authorized to interpret this regulation. If you need an explanation of Regulation 61-62.2, call the nearest office of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control.
The toll-free numbers below allow you a quick, easy way to make your burning notification. Just dial the appropriate number, listen to the message, and leave your name, address and phone number.
| County | Number | County | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 1-800-895-7056 | Greenwood | 1-800-986-5327 |
| Aiken | 1-800-895-7057 | Hampton | 1-800-986-5403 |
| Allendale | 1-800-895-7058 | Horry | 1-800-986-5404 |
| Anderson | 1-800-895-7059 | Jasper | 1-800-986-5405 |
| Bamberg | 1-800-895-7060 | Kershaw | 1-800-705-8609 |
| Barnwell | 1-800-895-7061 | Lancaster | 1-800-705-8610 |
| Beaufort | 1-800-895-7062 | Laurens | 1-800-705-8611 |
| Berkeley | 1-800-895-7063 | Lee | 1-800-705-8612 |
| Calhoun | 1-800-895-7064 | Lexington | 1-800-705-8613 |
| Charleston | 1-800-986-3593 | Marion | 1-800-705-8614 |
| Cherokee | 1-800-986-3594 | Marlboro | 1-800-705-8615 |
| Chester | 1-800-986-3595 | McCormick | 1-800-705-8616 |
| Chesterfield | 1-800-986-3596 | Newberry | 1-800-705-8617 |
| Clarendon | 1-800-986-3597 | Oconee | 1-800-705-8618 |
| Colleton | 1-800-986-3599 | Orangeburg | 1-800-517-9636 |
| Darlington | 1-800-986-3742 | Pickens | 1-800-517-9637 |
| Dillon | 1-800-986-3745 | Richland | 1-800-517-9638 |
| Dorchester | 1-800-986-3746 | Saluda | 1-800-517-9639 |
| Edgefield | 1-800-986-5138 | Spartanburg | 1-800-517-9640 |
| Fairfield | 1-800-986-5162 | Sumter | 1-800-517-9641 |
| Florence | 1-800-986-5165 | Union | 1-800-517-9642 |
| Georgetown | 1-800-986-5256 | Williamsburg | 1-800-517-9643 |
| Greenville | 1-800-986-5299 | York | 1-800-517-9644 |
