Burn ban lifted for dozens of NC counties, including Mecklenburg
A burn ban issued last month for the state of North Carolina has been lifted in over 60 counties, forestry officials said.
According to the North Carolina Forest Service, the ban was lifted at 12 p.m. Wednesday for approximately 67 counties. Those include the following area counties: Anson; Cabarrus; Catawba; Cleveland; Gaston; Iredell; Lenoir; Lincoln; Mecklenburg; Richmond; Stanly; Union.
There are still 33 counties in N.C. under a burn ban, according to the forest service.
Smoke will linger, but Pilot Mountain fire now ‘100% contained,’ Forest Service says
The ban was implemented due to increased fire risk as a forest fire burned hundreds of acres at Pilot Mountain State Park. The park is about 100 miles north of Charlotte in Surry and Yadkin counties, both of which remain under the burn ban.
Pogue Mountain in McDowell County also saw a large wildfire that burned several hundred acres.
The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon Wednesday, Dec. 8, for 67 NC counties. The ban, which went into effect Nov. 29, remains in effect for 33 NC counties, as shown in the map below. More: https://t.co/M6nFFclLNv pic.twitter.com/0hjc2eKQxS
— N.C. Forest Service (@ncforestservice) December 8, 2021
