Mitchell Fire
The Mitchell Fire was reported on August 23, 2026 in Ware County, Georgia and burned 1,030 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,030 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM EDT, 1,030 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 30.630, -82.241.
The incident
- Size
- 1,030 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM EDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles SE from St George, GA
- County
- Ware County
- State
- Georgia
- Nearest city reported
- Ware COUNTY
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Southern Rough
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-GAOKR-002585
- IRWIN identifier
- 31EBB4FA-D5E1-42CF-B635-C915A294280F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 28, 2026 (615 acres) to September 2, 2026 (1,030 acres). The largest one-day growth was 415 acres, mapped September 2, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2026 | 615 | |
| September 2, 2026 | 1,030 | +415 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Folkston, GA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Folkston, GA19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hilliard, FL20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Callahan, FL25 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Macclenny, FL25 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL27 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Baldwin, FL28 miles southeast 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 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM EDT. Identifier 2026-GAOKR-002585.