UPDATE 8 PM: The National Interagency Fire Center has announced the fire has grown to 22,614 acres, making it now 6% contained. Those traveling along Hwy 82 on Monday morning are urged to use extreme caution when driving through Atkinson, Lulaton and Nahunta and further west, as a northeast wind direction will bring more smoke into the area.

Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms this week will target drought-stricken areas of the southern US, offering short-term relief and reducing wildfire risk in locations that receive soaking rainfall.

Officials urge residents to prepare now and protect their homes as communities rally to support those already affected.

Officials in Brantley County say the wildfire in South Georgia has reached over 9500 acres. According to a post from the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning, an overnight infrared flight mapped the fire at approximately 9,572 acres.

Firefighters are working to extinguish a wildfire near the area of Cochrane and Hardaway Road in Gadsden County on Monday afternoon.

Cape Cod remains in a Level 2 or "significant" drought, per the state, despite rainier days and several feet of snow melted after the February blizzard. That's why wildfires could still be an issue in the Bay State this summer and fall, according to AccuWeather's wildfire danger report for 2026.

The National Park Service today announced plans to remove hazardous, storm-generated tree debris from six areas with elevated wildfire risk along the Blue Ridge Parkway in

The Georgia Department of Defense (DoD) is assisting the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and other state and local