Wildfires in NE Florida, SE Georgia Trigger Evacuations and State of Emergency
TL;DR
Live updates show the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County surpassing 5,000 acres with at least 54 homes destroyed, prompting mandatory evacuations, road closures, and a state of emergency as Brantley County schools remain closed. Additional fires across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia (Railroad Fire in Clay/Putnam, Pineland Road Fire in Clinch, Sargent Fire in Baker, Pace Court Fire in Putnam) are burning with containment ranging from about 10% to over 80%, and officials are coordinating live briefings and resources to fight the blazes.
- LIVE UPDATES: Florida, Georgia wildfires evacuations, cancellations, homes destroyed, roads closed Action News Jax
- Wildfires burning across Georgia and Florida destroy homes and force evacuations The Guardian
- FEMA approves funds to help fight GA wildfires as Kemp says 1,000 homes are in danger of burning Yahoo
- ‘It’s a beast, it’s a monster’: Wildfire explodes to more than 16,000 acres in South Georgia, forcing evacuations WALB
- Haze from South Georgia wildfires reaches Atlanta amid worsening drought WABE
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