GREENSBORO, N.C. — Editor's Note: Video features recent wildfire at Pilot Mountain.
The North Carolina Forest Service lifted the burn ban for 67 counties.
However, the ban which went into effect Nov. 29 still remains in place for 33 counties in the state including the Triad areas.
The ban on all open burning was lifted Wednesday at noon for the following counties:
Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Carteret, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Martin, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Rutherford, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Swain, Tyrell, Union, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne and Wilson.
“The rainfall we are seeing across much of the state right now is doing what we need it to do,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Forest fuels are soaking it in, and conditions are improving.
They could decide next week if they’ll lift measures in the Triad area, if we receive a measurable rainfall on Saturday.