消防队员正在与175名野火当局说，在大风和干燥的条件下，整夜在南卡罗莱纳州和北卡罗莱纳州爆发，威胁到房屋并促使疏散。
南卡罗来纳州消防队长周日表示，对超过175场野火的反应行动正在进行中，这些野火在全州范围内燃烧了4200英亩，包括朱古力小灵精，斯帕坦堡，奥科尼，尤宁和皮肯斯县的大火。
官员说，周日早上肆虐的最大野火之一威胁着朱古力小灵精县南卡罗来纳州默特尔比奇附近的卡罗莱纳州森林的居民。
据南卡罗来纳州森林委员会称，卡罗莱纳州森林中迅速蔓延的大火截至周日上午已燃烧了1200多英亩，并威胁到沃克斯森林和阿瓦隆的社区。官员们说，火势被控制住了。
官员们说，大火还威胁着默特尔比奇市区范围内的房屋，促使更多人撤离。
南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特周日发布行政命令，宣布进入紧急状态，以支持对肆虐该州的野火的持续反应。该命令加强了正在进行的紧急响应工作，因为消防队员正在努力控制影响各个地区的野火。
麦克马斯特在一份声明中说:“这种紧急状态确保了我们的第一反应人员，他们不知疲倦地工作，冒着生命危险保护我们的社区免受这些野火的影响，拥有他们需要的资源。”
周六晚上，麦克马斯特宣布全州燃烧禁令生效。
麦克马斯特周六晚上在一篇社交媒体帖子中说:“这意味着你可以而且将会因为在南卡罗来纳州户外放火而入狱。”。
周日，麦克马斯特补充说，“危险的野火条件要求全州范围内的禁燃令保持有效，直到另行通知。”
卡罗莱纳州森林大火的原因正在调查中。消防官员说，大火是在风速高达每小时40英里和极度干燥的条件下爆发的。
官员们说，到周日早上，卡罗莱纳州森林北部的朱古力小灵精县的一场大火已经烧焦了300多英亩土地，并且正在失去控制。
南卡罗来纳州全境发布了红色火灾危险警告，并下令全州禁止焚烧。
南卡罗来纳州州长亨利·麦克马斯特(Henry McMaster)周六晚上在社交媒体上发帖称，“这意味着你可以而且将会因为在南卡罗来纳州户外放火而入狱。”。
“我们的第一反应人员今晚冒着生命危险控制了南卡罗来纳州的许多火灾，”他补充说。
视频画面捕捉到了在卡罗莱纳州森林的树线和房屋上方飘散的浓烟和火焰。
官员们说，周六，在默特尔海滩以南约35英里处爆发了另一场大野火，威胁到了南卡罗来纳州乔治敦县的房屋，并促使乔治王子镇的人员疏散。
据乔治王子消防部门称，到周日早上，火势已经扩大到800多英亩，但官员们说，消防队员正在控制火势，几乎所有的疏散都已取消。
火灾正在调查中。
乔治城县发言人Jackie Broach说，乔治王子大火是在本周早些时候消防队员在阿卡迪亚种植园附近进行指定或控制燃烧的区域燃起的。
据皮肯斯县治安官办公室称，在南卡罗来纳州的皮肯斯县，六英里山区周日早上又发生了一起火灾，促使人们撤离。
根据警长办公室的说法，消防队员迅速对六英里山火做出反应，阻止了它向家庭蔓延。官员们说，在燃烧了近300英亩的土地后，85%的火势得到了控制。
在北卡罗来纳州的波尔克县，靠近与南卡罗来纳州的边界，当地时间周六下午2点后，一场快速移动的灌木丛大火燃起，并在一夜之间蔓延，威胁到梅尔罗斯、泰伦和萨卢达镇，据萨卢达消防和救援部门称，已发布强制疏散令。
官员说，波尔克县的火灾始于周六下午1点30分左右，由176号高速公路附近的一根倒下的电线引起。据消防官员称，到周六晚上9点，大火已经蔓延到400英亩，没有控制住火势的报道。
周六和周日，干燥和微风的条件促使东南部大部分地区发出红色警报。随着风力的减弱，大部分红色预警在周日早上已经失效。
但西南部的其他地区正准备迎接周日至周一的严重火灾天气，包括新墨西哥州和德克萨斯州的部分地区。
Evacuations ordered as 175 wildfires erupt across South and North Carolina
Firefighters were battling 175wildfiresthat erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said.
There are ongoing response operations to more than 175 wildfires that have burned a combined 4,200 acres across the state -- including blazes burning in Horry, Spartanburg, Oconee, Union and Pickens counties, the South Carolina State Fire Marshal said Sunday.
One of the biggest wildfires raging Sunday morning was threatening residents in the Carolina Forest near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County, officials said.
The quick-spreading fire in the Carolina Forest had burned more than 1,200 acres by Sunday morning and was threatening the communities of Walkers Woods and Avalon, according to the South Carolina Forest Commission. The fire was 0% contained, officials said.
The fire was also threatening homes within the city limits of Myrtle Beach, prompting more evacuations, officials said.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order on Sunday declaring a state of emergency to support ongoing response to wildfires ravaging his state. The order enhances ongoing emergency response efforts as firefighters work to contain the wildfires affecting various regions.
"This State of Emergency ensures that our first responders, who are working tirelessly and risking their lives to protect our communities from these wildfires, have the resources they need," McMaster said in a statement.
On Saturday night, McMaster announced that a statewide burning ban was in effect.
"That means you can and will go to jail for starting a fire outdoors in South Carolina, period," McMaster said in a social media post on Saturday night.
On Sunday, McMaster added, "Dangerous wildfire conditions require that a statewide burning ban remain in effect until further notice."
The cause of the Carolina Forest Fire is under investigation. The blaze erupted amid wind gusts of up to 40 mph and extremely dry conditions, fire officials said.
A fire in Horry County north of the Carolina Forest had scorched more than 300 acres by Sunday morning and was burning out of control, officials said.
Red flag fire danger warnings were issued across South Carolina and a statewide burning ban was ordered.
"That means you can and will go to jail for starting a fire outdoors in South Carolina, period," South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said in a social media post on Saturday night.
"Our first responders are risking their lives to contain many fires across South Carolina tonight," he added.
Video footage captured plumes of smoke and flames wafting above a treeline and houses in the Carolina Forest.
Another large wildfire about 35 miles south of Myrtle Beach broke out Saturday and threatened homes in Georgetown County, South Carolina, and prompted evacuations in the town of Prince George, officials said.
The fire, according to the Prince George Fire Department, had grown to more than 800 acres by Sunday morning, but firefighters were gaining the upper hand on the blaze and nearly all evacuations have been lifted, officials said.
The fire is under investigation.
The Prince George fire flared up in an area where firefighters were conducting a prescribed or controlled burn earlier this week near the Arcadia Plantation, according to Jackie Broach, a spokesperson for Georgetown County.
In Pickens County, South Carolina, yet another fire was burning Sunday morning in the Six Mile Mountain area, prompting evacuations, according to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office.
Firefighters quickly responded to the Six Mile Mountain Fire, stopping it from spreading to homes, according to the sheriff's office. The fire was 85% contained after burning nearly 300 acres, officials said.
In Polk County, North Carolina, near the border with South Carolina, a fast-moving brush fire ignited just after 2 p.m. local time on Saturday and grew overnight, threatening the towns of Melrose, Tryon and Saluda, where mandatory evacuation orders were issued, according to the Saluda Fire and Rescue Department.
The Polk County Fire started at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, caused by a downed power line near Highway 176, officials said. By 9 p.m. Saturday, the blaze had spread to 400 acres with no containment reported, according to fire officials.
Dry and breezy conditions were prompting red flag warnings across much of the Southeast on Saturday and into Sunday. Most of the red flag warnings expired by Sunday morning as winds calmed down.
But other areas in the Southwest were bracing for critical fire weather on Sunday and into Monday, including parts of New Mexico and Texas.
