Walker SR 157 Fire
The Walker SR 157 Fire was reported on October 21, 2023 in Walker County, Georgia and burned 706 acres. It is 99 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 706 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- October 21, 2023
- Personnel
- 21
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 34.863, -85.409.
The incident
- Size
- 706 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- October 21, 2023 at 7:15 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 miles east of Trenton Ga.
- County
- Walker County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Lafayette
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $131,000
- Part of
- North GA Fires 2023 Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-GAGAS-012401
- IRWIN identifier
- 8ADCEFE5-DF47-420E-9BB7-5C4D3A29EEEA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Trenton, GA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Trenton, GA6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Chattanooga Valley, GA6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chickamauga, GA7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lookout Mountain, GA8 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fairview, GA9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lookout Mountain, TN10 miles north of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated November 25, 2023 at 5:42 PM EST. Identifier 2023-GAGAS-012401.