Wildfire in Echols, Georgia

Wildfire June 1, 2026 – June 10, 2026 · Echols, Georgia

$10K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

On the 18th of April, the Pineland Road fire ignited over southern Clinch County, rapidly growing to 2500 acres and into Echols county by the 19th of April due to favorable conditions. Per the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the fire was 98% contained on June 3rd. The fire became 100% contained on June 10th. The estimated total cost of the wildfire was around $14-15 million.

The wider storm

Extreme to exceptional drought, dry fuels, and breezy days triggered numerous wildfires in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida in April that continued to burn into June. Multiple rounds of beneficial rain fell across the wildfires in May helped the final containment of local ongoing wildfires in June.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1340920. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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