U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will speak with members of the South Carolina media on Friday after a briefing on the Carolina Forest wildfire. Graham and U.S. Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) will receive a briefing from local leaders and first responders.

One person was cited and another arrested on illegal burning charges during the Carolina Forest wildfire, though Horry County officials didn’t immediately say whether the incidents had any role in the blaze.

Emotional and exhausted Horry County leaders on Tuesday expressed relief, pride and determination as more than 500 crews from across the Carolinas continue to battle a 2,000-acre wildfire. “The men and women of our firefighting service are heroes,