Since January 1, the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) has responded to 1,644 #wildfires that have burned 13,951 acres across the state.
“This is 20% above our five-year average for fires, and 50% above our five-year average for acres burned,” according to a GFC Facebook post. “We expect this trend to continue for the next couple of months…”
The largest continues to be the1,000+-acre fire in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun Country.
Meanwhile, today is another High Fire Danger Day for most of north and central Georgia, according to the weather service, which has become an almost daily occurrence the past few weeks, And the message changes very little:
“Relative Humidities of near 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be south and southeast at 3 to 8 MPH. With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.”
(Photo courtesy Georgia Forestry Commission)
