Wildfires Strike Florida, Georgia and America’s ‘Wood Basket’
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- Georgia experienced two major wildfires that together burned more than 50,000 acres and destroyed at least 120 homes.
- Florida saw fires blaze across more than 120,000 acres, and a firefighter died while battling one of them.
- Everglades brush fire consumed over 11,000 acres and threatened nearby neighborhoods.
- U.S. Drought Monitor reports that 94% of Florida and virtually all of Georgia are in a “severe” or worse drought, fueling the fires.
- Georgia Forestry Commission chief Troy Clymer said flames reached dozens of feet high, forcing crews to prioritize which fires to fight.
Why it matters: Homeowners lose 120 houses and the timber sector faces loss of thousands of acres, while firefighting budgets swell as crews battle flames dozens of feet high.
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