Georgia Wildfire Emergency! 🚨 Highway 82 Fire Doubles in Size Today in Brantley County Forcing Urgent Evacuations 🏠
Georgia Wildfire Emergency! 🚨 Highway 82 Fire Doubles in Size Today in Brantley County Forcing Urgent Evacuations 🏠 I magine waking up to find that the massive wildfire you’ve been tracking just doubled in size while you were sleeping, leaving 20,000 acres of scorched earth in its wake. The situation in South Georgia has moved from concerning to straight-up catastrophic. As of April 27, 2026, the Highway 82 fire in Brantley County has exploded, proving that nature really does not care about our containment plans. We are looking at a fire that was discovered back on April 20 and has since refused to play nice. Located about 100 miles southwest of Savannah and just a short drive north of the Florida state line, this blaze has become a terrifying focal point for the entire Southeast. When Brantley County Manager Joey Cason hopped on Facebook to warn the community, he didn't mince words. He called it a dynamic fire event, which is professional-speak for "this thing is moving fa...