Downed timber, high winds and low humidity are fueling the rapid growth of the Table Rock Fire and the Persimmon Ridge Fire – the two blazes that forestry officials, firefighters, law enforcement, military and emergency responders are furiously battling.

The Table Rock Fire – currently the larger of the two blazes – began last Friday (March 21, 2025). It was allegedly sparked by the “deliberate negligence” of several teenage hikers, according to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). The Persimmon Ridge fire was sparked last Saturday (March 22, 2025) by an escaped campfire.

At last count, the two fires – located just a few miles away from each other – had consumed more than 6,100 acres and were both 0% contained.

The S.C. Forestry Commission is the lead agency responding to this increasingly precarious situation, which is poised to be the biggest fire in the Palmetto Upstate in nearly a decade.

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