Loggerhead Fire
The Loggerhead Fire was reported on July 2, 2026 in Chatham County, Georgia and burned 333 acres. It was fully contained on July 2, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 333 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped September 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM EDT, 1 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 31.893, -80.958.
The incident
- Size
- 333 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- July 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 Miles SE from Montgomery, GA
- County
- Chatham County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Savannah
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-GAWSR-000354
- IRWIN identifier
- 90B8FF15-1797-4107-B5A5-206987000536
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Skidaway Island, GA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Skidaway Island, GA6 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Wilmington Island, GA8 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Isle of Hope, GA9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Tybee Island, GA10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Whitemarsh Island, GA10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Montgomery, GA10 miles west 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 September 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM EDT. Identifier 2026-GAWSR-000354.