Management Plans & Advice
There are many reasons why it is helpful to have a forest management plan for your property. Primarily, a forest management plan helps you: Understand and organize the resources on…
Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
…Wildfire Conditions The GFC Fire Weather System provides area fire weather forecasts. The state is divided into ten forecast areas to provide the most accurate local information. View Fire Weather…
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
…they can reduce their risk through alternative development patterns. It is achieved with input from local parties such as: state and local fire agencies homeowners and landowners city councils utilities…
History
…the State Forester from the Governor. There had been several State Foresters since 1936, and many felt the need for more stability. If you would like to know even more…
Area Fire Weather Forecast
Daily forecasts with NFDRS Ratings and State-wide Fire Danger Ratings
Current Fire Danger Rating
Daily updated information on current fire dangers across the state
Sustainability Report for Georgia’s Forests – January 2024
Report details the condition of the state’s 24-million acres of forestland. It outlines the numerous economic, environmental, and social benefits of Georgia’s forests and details specific challenges to the resource that provided more than 141,000 jobs and generated nearly $42 billion in economic value to the state in 2022.
Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD)
GDEcD is the state’s lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, aligning workforce education and training with in-demand jobs, locating new markets for Georgia products, and planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development.
Annual Northern Georgia Burn Ban Begins May 1
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. Georgia’s annual ban on outdoor burning begins May 1 in 54 counties, mostly in the northern half of the state. The Georgia…
New Online Tool Tracks Georgia Wildfire Activity
…show reasonable fire prevention precautions were not taken. The Georgia Forestry Commission has launched an online tool that pinpoints wildfire activity throughout the state. By visiting the agency’s website at…