Hwy 301 Fire
The Hwy 301 Fire was reported on February 22, 2026 in Charlton County, Georgia and burned 697 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 697 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 30.881, -82.014.
The incident
- Size
- 697 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM EST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Miles N from Folkston, GA
- County
- Charlton County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Folkston
- Protecting agency
- FC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,485
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-GAGAS-005615
- IRWIN identifier
- FC20447D-3DA9-4D3C-948A-F9092D220365
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Homeland, GA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 February 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM EST. Identifier 2026-GAGAS-005615.