NAHUNTA, Ga. — 9 AM: During an update Thursday morning, Brantley County officials said the fire has remained stable since about 2 a.m. and is positioned on the east side of the Browntown area.
“While this stability is encouraging, wind conditions remain unpredictable and could cause conditions to change rapidly,” officials cautioned.
The fire, at about 5,000 acres, is 15 percent contained and destroyed 54 homes.
8:15 AM: Brantley County School System announced Thursday morning that they’re closing schools again Friday due to ongoing fire conditions.
6 AM: Firefighters are continuing to battle more than 130 wildfires in the state Thursday morning as fast-moving blazes in Georgia have destroyed homes forcing hundreds of evacuations.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson said Wednesday that this is the worst fire season in the state in nearly 40 years.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency Wednesday for more than half of the state’s counties as hundreds more were told to evacuate in Brantley County in addition to the nearly 1,000 previous evacuations. More than 50 homes have been destroyed there and county schools were closed again Thursday.
Another large fire in Clinch County have forced evacuations there.
Here’s a county-by-county update and the latest information you should know.
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Northeast Florida
Baker County
- Sargent Fire - 2,523 acres, 81% contained
Clay, Putnam counties
- Railroad Fire - 4,186 acres, 55% contained
Nassau County
- Connor Nelson Road Fire - 500 acres, 85% contained
Putnam County
- Pace Court Fire - 343 acres, 85% contained
- Mondex 3 Fire - 300 acres, 30% contained
CLICK HEREto view Florida Forest Service’s interactive wildfires map
Southeast Georgia
Brantley County
- Highway 82 Fire - Over 5,000 acres, 15% contained
Mandatory Evacuations:
- Browntown Road from Hwy 82 to Greenleaf Rd
- GA-110 (Yellow Pine Rd) to Thrower Rd
- Happy Hollow
- Drury Ln & Drury Ct
- Coffee County Club Rd
- From Thrower Rd to Mossy Oak
Road Closures:
Brantley County Government released the following affected areas and road closures due to active fire conditions and ongoing emergency response:
- Highway 82 from Nahunta to Post Road
- Highway 110 West – at Highway 32 down to the Camden County line
- Highway 259 – from Highway 82 to the Camden County line
- Highway 32 – from Highway 110 to Post Road
Clinch County
- Pineland Road Fire - 29606 acres, 10% contained.
CLICK HEREto view Georgia Forestry Commission’s interactive wildfires map
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