Forest Protection System
The South Carolina Forestry Commission is responsible for protecting 13.6 million acres from wildland fire; this includes 12.2 million acres of commercial forestland. The South Carolina Forestry Commission has a statewide wildland fire prevention, detection and control network in place. Forestry Commission personnel are assigned throughout the State through a series of zone, unit, regional, and headquarters offices. The largest single group of employees -wildland firefighters -report directly from their residences in responding to wildland fires. Regional administrative and support offices are located in Newberry, Florence, and Walterboro. Central emergency dispatch centers are co-located at the regional office sites. Forestry Commission dispatch is by closest available resource, regardless of political or administrative boundaries.
SC Fire Station Listing(pdf)
The South Carolina Forestry Commission maintains a list of fire stations in the state. The current listing of known fire stations and their physical location (including latitude and longitude) is possible through the efforts of our field personnel over the last 12 years. Please let us know of any additions or changes that need to be made.
GIS
The South Carolina Forestry Commission has recently established a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) program. The GIS program is housed under the Education and Information Technology Division and is responsible for spatial data and application development.
Want to know more about GIS? Click HERE to learn more about this exciting science. (Opens in a new window)
Please direct any questions and comments to the GIS staff listed below.
Harry C. Blount
GIS Manager
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Office: 803-896-8816
Fax: 803-896-8824
hblount@forestry.state.sc.us
GIS LINKS:
(open in a new window)My South Carolina Map
South Carolina DNR GIS Data
South Carolina Geodetic Survey Map Sales
South Carolina Office of Research & Statistics
USDS NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway
The National Map, USGS
nationalatlas.gov
Geospatial One Stop
Geography Network
South Carolina DHEC GIS
USC Center for GIS and Remote Sensing
South Carolina Geodetic Survey
South Carolina State Mapping Advisory Committee
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