Monday wildfire update for northwest Georgia

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – Georgia Forestry and local firefighters responded to another 14 new fires on Sunday, and expect another active one today.

Most of the Sunday fires were quickly contained, but a fire on Sarah Chapel Road in Dade County kept firefighters busy into the early morning. It is now under control.

Forestry officials say winds on Monday will be out of the Northwest at 8-12 mph with a low relative humidity of 17%-19%.

Both are bad conditions for wildfires, so be careful.

Here is the GFC update on active fires in our region:

Tatum Gulf – The fire on Tatum Gulf (2336 acres) on Lookout Mountain joined with what was the Cloverdale Fire (500 acres) and is currently 65% containment. The total fire acreage should not increase from the current 2836 acres. Currently there are no evacuations in place. The fire lines were effective in holding the fire again yesterday. A small interior re-burn did occur. Mop up and holding activities will continue on these lines.

Creek Road – This fire in Dade County is 72 acres with 99% containment. This fire is in a hold and monitor condition.

Irwin Mill Road– This fire in Gordon County is 107 acres in size with 99 % containment. There are five homes in the immediate area, but we do not expect any structure damage. Crews will continue to monitor this fire today.

Where the fires were on Sunday from Georgia Forestry: