Bear Creek Rd Fire
The Bear Creek Rd Fire was reported on January 1, 2026 in Montgomery County, Georgia and burned 148 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 148 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 24
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 32.226, -82.601.
The incident
- Size
- 148 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 4 Miles N from Mount Vernon, GA
- County
- Montgomery County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Mount Vernon
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-GAGAS-052607
- IRWIN identifier
- EADACEC0-8559-410A-A7CD-FD429A9CA0FB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mount Vernon, 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 January 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM EST. Identifier 2026-GAGAS-052607.