The statewide burn ban and several local county burn bans will be lifted today. The N.C. Forest Service has lifted the burn ban for open burning in all state counties as of 8 a.m. on April 2. “We’ve received some well-timed,

The North Carolina Forest Service on Wednesday lifted a burn ban for all counties as wildfire conditions improve in the western portion of the state.

The Forestry Commission has decided to lift the burn ban in 41 counties because the "dangerous combination of low relative humidities and gusty winds that prompted the March 21 outdoor burning prohibition has improved and is expected to ease significantly across the state over the next week."