Georgia Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires Rage
Drought and wildfires extended south into Florida, where 133 fires have burned more than 25,000 acres.
Seth Hawkins of the Georgia Forestry Commission speaks to the media as fire crews and trucks assemble at the Brantley County Airport near the Brantley highway 82 fire, near Nahunta, Ga., on April 23, 2026. Mike Stewart/AP Photo
Georgia’s Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for more than 90 counties on April 22, as tens of thousands of acres were consumed by multiple wildfires, and the entire state remains under some level of drought.
Two wildfires have consumed more than 33,000 acres as of April 22, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission.
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