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Evacuation Order Lifted for Georgia Residents Near Okefenokee Wildfire

A mandatory evacuation order has been lifted for two south Georgia towns threatened for days last week by a wildfire that had spread outside the boundaries of the neighboring Okefenokee swamp. Authorities say evacuation orders in place for about a …

Evacuations Continue in Georgia Wildfire Zone But Many Defy Orders

Jessica Boldin and her family evacuated 15 horses, six dogs and other animals from their ranch in rural Georgia as a vast wildfire emerging from the Okefenokee Swamp blackened trees behind their home. Flames that pushed within 3 miles (5 …

Dozens Forced to Evacuate in Southern Georgia as Wildfire Spreads

Several dozen people in Georgia’s southernmost county have been evacuated after a wildfire in the Okefenokee Swamp has begun to burn just a few miles from the St. George community. Saturday’s evacuation initially included a sparsely populated rural area of …