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DANGEROUS WILDFIRES ERUPT DOWN IN THE SOUTH DUE TO THE SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS OCCURING

  • Nov 5, 2016
  • 1 min read

As The Drought In The Southeastern States Worsened So Did The Concern For Wildfires Breaking Out and That Is Exactly What Happened In Fannin County, Located In Northern GA Later On In The Week This Week. The Fire That Broke Out Is Called The "Rough Ridge Fire" and Was Ignited Due To A Lightning Strike From A Storm. The Fire Will Take All Month To Fully Contain It According To The Firefighters. It is Expected To Be Fully Contained By November 30th and It Has Burned Already 3100 acres of Land! The Fire Is Currently 10% Contained According To The USDA Which Has Prompted The Cohutta Wilderness Area To Be Closed Through December 31st Due To This Fire That Is Active and Due To The Big Threat of More To Come!

 
 
 

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