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Heavy weekend rain slows 2 sprawling Georgia wildfires, even as new blazes start
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (610+ words) Updated 5 hours, 3 minutes ago Although the rain helped the firefighting efforts, it wasn't "nearly enough to put the fires out" and crews responded to 10 new blazes throughout the drought-stricken state Sunday, the Georgia Forestry Commission said Monday. Blackened trees and…...
Growing Georgia wildfires have destroyed 120 homes, forcing new evacuations
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (574+ words) Updated Friday, April 24, 2026 | 11: 47 a. m. James "Kevin" Crews of the Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department was helping suppress a brush fire in Nassau County near the Georgia state line late Thursday afternoon when he was stricken by an unspecified medical emergency, according to…...
Growing wildfire that has destroyed nearly 90 homes in Georgia forces new evacuations
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (467+ words) Updated 5 hours, 44 minutes ago The fire burning in rural Brantley County has spread across more than 8 square miles (20 square kilometers) since it ignited Monday, fanned by gusty winds into pine woods that are dry as tinder. Nearly 90 homes have been…...