North GA Burn Ban to be Lifted October 1
…can be found at GaTrees.org/burn-permits-and-notifications/. Separate notification procedures are required of practitioners conducting prescribed burns. For more information about safe burning and services of the Georgia Forestry Commission, visit GaTrees.org….
Wildfire Danger Elevated Across Georgia
…Forestry Commission to prepare for the elevated threat of wildfires by discouraging outdoor burning this weekend. “We are asking everyone who may be planning to conduct any outdoor burning to…
Fire Danger Rising – Public’s Help Needed
…before doing any type of outdoor burning. The Georgia Forestry Commission reports 577 wildfires in the past month, which burned some 3,500 acres, and 229 of those fires happened in…
Fire Weather
…outdoor burning requires a burn permit and/or notification. NOTE: Burning Permits are good only for the day they are issued. LEARN MORE For more information about obtaining burn permits, contact…
Pre-Suppression Firebreaks
…Burn Permits and Notifications Some outdoor burning requires a burn permit and/or notification. NOTE: Burning Permits are good only for the day they are issued. LEARN MORE For more information…
“Wildfires in Georgia”
…the week of March 3. A resident was conducting a legal outdoor burn when winds got brisk in an area that contained dry, tornado blow-down residue. That provided tinder for…
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State Managed Forests
…the north side of Highway 278. Recreation Several types of outdoor recreation are allowed on the Forest, including: hiking bird-watching primitive camping outdoor photography canoeing fishing hunting There are no…
Fall Wildfire Danger on the Increase Across North Georgia
…specific location. Most north Georgia counties are not issuing burn permits for agricultural or land clearing burns at this time. As a reminder, state law prohibits outdoor burning when the…
Wildfires on the Rise in Georgia
* Georgia law no longer requires notification to the Georgia Forestry Commission by people planning to burn yard debris. Charges may apply if wildfire results from escaped burning and evidence…
