A statewide burn ban has been issued for both South Carolina and North Carolina as wildfire risk increases due to dry conditions.

The entire state of South Carolina is now under a burn ban. The South Carolina Forestry Commission announced the burn ban on Friday, with it going into effect for all counties at 6 p.m. This comes amid weather conditions,

Wildfires in the Carolinas have taken over 10,000 acres and more evacuations, according to officials. In the Carolinas, wildfires have set 14,068.9 acres ablaze, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the North Carolina Forest Service. Two of the biggest fires in North Carolina are responsible for at least half of that.