More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.
With no end in sight to the ongoing Brantley County wildfire that has scorched nearly 8,000 acres, neighbors in the Hawks Landing community took matters into their own hands Thursday afternoon, spraying down their rooftops and yards to guard against falling ash from the nearby fire.
Families in Brantley County are being forced from their homes again, as a wildfire continues to push toward neighborhoods along Old Post Road and Hunter Estates.
More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.
Wildfire smoke isn’t just a concern for people — it can be just as harmful to pets, according to Dr. Christian Broadhurst with the Clay Humane Society.
Anna and Dennis Dudek and their four children managed to save 10 dogs, some lizards and a hermit crab from the Brantley County fire before their home was all but leveled by the blaze.
Officials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes.
While Kay Floyd’s house was burning down on Tuesday, she was doing her job, helping others navigate around the Brantley County wildfire and getting them to safety as a 911 dispatcher.
More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.
While firefighters battle wildfires on the ground in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida, a fleet of aircraft is fighting the fires from above — flying just hundreds of feet over active flames to drop thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant.
Wildfires burning in Brantley County scorched about 5,000 acres and remained only 15% contained, as evacuation orders continued and residents braced for what came next.
A Brantley County business owner, Ginger Hunter says she is starting over from nothing after a fast-moving wildfire destroyed her home, her wedding chapel, and nearly everything tied to her family’s livelihood.
Brantley County Schools remain closed as wildfires continue to burn across the region, forcing the emergency evacuation of two schools and leaving some students and staff without homes.
After overwhelming support poured in from local communities and surrounding areas, the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office is accepting donations again. The department briefly paused donations to coordinate distribution for first responders battling the Highway 82 wildfire.
Fallen trees and limbs scattered across Georgia by Hurricane Helene more than a year ago are now helping fuel destructive wildfires in the state.
As some Brantley County residents struggle with the loss of their homes and others who were forced to evacuate worry they might be next, the tight-knit community is rallying to help in any way they can.
A fast-moving Highway 82 wildfire in Brantley County threatened roughly 1,000 homes Wednesday after destroying dozens a day earlier.
A dangerous wildfire in southeast Georgia is continuing to burn out of control, destroying homes and forcing families to evacuate in Brantley County. The Highway 82 Fire is burning about 5,000 acres and has destroyed more than 50 homes.
Dry conditions are prompting burn bans and water restrictions across several counties in Georgia and North Florida, with officials urging residents to take conservation seriously.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is warning residents to watch for price gouging and scams connected to ongoing wildfires in South Georgia.
Lucky Phillips said her life changed overnight when a fire destroyed her home.
Nahunta isn’t the only area trying to rally to help wildfire victims.
Dozens of families left home Tuesday morning and had nothing to come back to hours later after a wildfire ripped through Brantley County.
A fast-moving wildfire in Brantley County that exploded to more than 5,000 acres overnight has destroyed 47 homes, according to county manager Joey Cason.
A wildfire burned 1,500 acres in Brantley County and remained zero percent contained Tuesday night. While the danger grew, neighbors stepped up to help those who lost everything.
