Camden Mccarthy Overpass Fire (GA)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 3 Miles NE from Woodbine, GA
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Spotting
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land in Camden County, Georgia, the Camden Mccarthy Overpass Fire has maintained a steady trajectory over sixteen days, averaging approximately eighty acres per day of growth. Located three miles northeast of Woodbine, the incident has reached a total size of 1,275 acres within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Fire behavior is currently characterized as minimal, smoldering, and spotting, burning primarily through tall grass standing about 2.5 feet high.
Operations to manage the Type 5 incident have relied on a minimal response, utilizing a single personnel under a Type 5 Incident Commander. This localized effort has successfully brought the fire to one hundred percent containment. Financial expenditures for the response have totaled $33,025.
Nationwide, the broader context of the 2026 fire season reflects a relatively suppressed footprint compared to historical benchmarks. Across the country, 2,893,377 hectares have burned so far this year, marking a total that is forty-seven percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Georgia for 19 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,275 acres — about 5.2 km². The perimeter is 100% contained.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,921,034 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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