State of emergency, burn bans issued in response to south Georgia wildfires

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 575

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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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 state of emergency order allows the governor to mobilize the Georgia National Guard troops to help with …

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