We've had scattered rain showers," said Alan Dozier, Chief of Forest Protection for the Georgia Forestry Commission GFC), "but they've been hit or miss. We are still in the midst of a long-term drought and that means the potential for wildfire is high."
Since April, wildfires in south Georgia scorched more than half a million acres and destroyed $48 million in timber. Clean up and recovery efforts are still underway, according to GFC officials.
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