The 2026 Georgia wildfires are a series of active wildfires currently ongoing in Georgia.
Background While "fire season" varies every year in Georgia, most wildfires occur in between January and April, with a second, smaller peak in the fall (October–December). Fire conditions can be exacerbated by drought, strong winds, and vegetation growth. Climate change is leading to increased temperatures, lower humidity levels , and drought conditions that are happening more often.
In February, a deficit of rain occurred across the southern half of the state which resulted in drought conditions, and by April, had significantly intensified into D3 (extreme) and pockets of D4 (exceptional) drought. Several fires sparked halfway into the month due to consistent red flag warning conditions, with two fires (Pineland Road fire and Highway 82 Fire) ending up growing to become quite large for the state and caused considerable destruction.
List of wildfires
The following are a list of fires that burned more than , produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties. NameCounty AcresStart dateContainment dateNotesRef.Lamar Bennett TrailWareSargentClinch, Baker (FL), Columbia (FL)Pineland RoadClinch, EcholsCaused evacuations for the community of Fruitland and destroyed at least 30 structures.Highway 82Brantley, WayneAt least 100 structures have been destroyed, caused numerous evacuations for the town of Atkinson, Manningtown, Waynesville, Browntown and surrounding communities.
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