Big Ridge Fire
The Big Ridge Fire was reported on March 22, 2025 in Rabun County, Georgia and burned 3,434 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 3,434 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025
- Personnel
- 55
Map
Perimeter mapped November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM EST, 3,434 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.947, -83.281.
The incident
- Size
- 3,434 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles NE of Clayton GA
- County
- Rabun County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Clayton
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 55
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,090,800
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-GACHF-000079
- IRWIN identifier
- B7528AB7-A466-4ED7-9725-8B8F64C9EA26
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 23, 2025 (50 acres) to November 7, 2025 (3,434 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,886 acres, mapped March 27, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2025 | 50 | |
| March 26, 2025 | 50 | 0 |
| March 27, 2025 | 1,936 | +1,886 |
| March 29, 2025 | 2,709 | +773 |
| March 30, 2025 | 2,862 | +153 |
| March 31, 2025 | 2,958 | +96 |
| April 1, 2025 | 3,274 | +316 |
| April 2, 2025 | 3,366 | +92 |
| April 3, 2025 | 3,363 | -3 |
| November 7, 2025 | 3,434 | +71 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain City, GA covers the area today.
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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 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM EST. Identifier 2025-GACHF-000079.