South Georgia Wildfires Enter Third Week as Brantley County Schools Reopen and Evacuations Are Lifted

South Georgia wildfires inch toward control as new fires keep starting

Two massive south Georgia wildfires are getting closer to being put out, but crews are still on the ground and new fires keep breaking out. What’s Happening: The Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County is now 85% contained after burning 22,471 acres since it started April 20. The Pineland Road Fire, burning across Clinch and […] The post South Georgia wildfires inch toward control as new fires keep starting appeared first on The Georgia Sun.

More than 50K acres still burning across GA as 3 new wildfires reported

The Georgia Forestry Commission responded to three new wildfires on Sunday, May 3.

South Georgia wildfires enter third week as Brantley County schools reopen and evacuations are lifted

Two major South Georgia wildfires are entering their third week, but crews say they're making steady progress on containment.

Flexibility, care, compassion: Brantley County ready to welcome displaced students back when they are ready to return

Two weeks after a wildfire ripped through Brantley County, destroying dozens of homes in the tight-knit communities of Atkinson and Waynesville, schools are reopening to students on Monday, but district officials have made it clear that families dealing with displacement or property loss should not feel rushed to send their children back.

Containment increases for wildfires in South Georgia

Crews have increased containment on two major South Georgia wildfires following recent rain and cooler weather.

Georgia DoD Concludes Joint Wildfire Suppression Operations in South Georgia

The Georgia Department of Defense recently supported the Georgia Forestry Commission and the U.S. Forest Service with more than 100 guardsmen dedicated to wildfire suppression operations in South Georgia from April 23-30.