A sweeping ban on campfires has been issued across Georgia’s Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest due to high fire danger from dry, windy conditions. The U.S. Forest Service has implemented Stage II ...
ATLANTA — A wildfire burning in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has grown to 1,936 acres and remains 0% contained, according to James Wettstaed with the U.S. Forest Service. Authorities have ...
The Big Ridge Fire is 88% contained, with 224 personnel working on extinguishing hot spots and repairing firelines. Management of the fire will transition to the Forest’s Type 3 Team on Saturday for ...
GEORGIA — As wildfires continue to flare across Georgia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a campfire ban in northeast Georgia. More specifically, campfires are banned in the ...