State of emergency, burn bans issued in response to south Georgia wildfires  • Georgia Recorder
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A combination of factors, such as a severe drought and low humidity, are fueling two wildfires consuming over 20,000 acres of land in south Georgia.

From the Georgia Recorder:

After the Georgia Forestry Commission issued its first ever mandatory burn ban for 91 counties in the lower half of the state, Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for those same counties due to two wildfires that are expected to grow and cause hazy conditions across the state at least until Saturday. An active […]

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