- Burner Notification Process
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Burners inform SC Forestry Dispatch Center of:
1. time of burn;
2. location of burn;
3. type of burn;
4. tonnage or acreage to be burned
5. distance and identify of nearest downwind receptor;
6. person in charge of burn and contact info
- Notification
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• Day of burn
- Burn Permit Decision Criteria
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Burners inform SC Forestry Dispatch Center of:
• General Burning Limitations defined by relationship between Category Day, distance to nearest downwind receptor and tons of fuel to be burned per day per 16,000 acres.
• If burning for a single burn causes fuel tonnage to be exceeded for a given 16,000 acres, SC Forestry Commission advises burner to alter the burn.
- State Regulations
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• Title 48, CH 34 SC Prescribed Fire Act; and SC DHEC Regulation 62.2 - Prohibition of Open Burning. Fires conducted according to the Smoke Management Guidelines for Vegetative Debris Burning Operations in South Carolina are NOT prohibited