Large parts of the southeastern U.S. are in the midst of an exceptional drought, and it is fueling dozens of wildfires in Florida and Georgia.
One of those wildfires, in southeastern Georgia’s Brantley County, had damaged about 90 homes by April 24, 2026, and officials said about 800 other homes were at risk. Another fire near the Georgia-Florida border had burned more than 30,000 acres and about 35 structures, and more than 180 homes at considered risk. The smoke from the blazes triggered air quality alerts in Atlanta, in the north-central part of the state.
