Main Trail Fire (Georgia)

Active · 85% contained · 820 acres · started 2026-08-14 · updated 2026-09-05

Main Trail Fire (Georgia) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location: 12 Miles SE from Savannah, GA
Cause: Natural
Personnel: 2
Complexity: Type 4 Incident
Fuel: Southern Rough
Behavior: Minimal, Creeping
Jurisdiction: USFWS · Federal land

Burning for 22 days with an average daily growth of approximately 37 acres per day, the Main Trail Fire remains active 12 miles southeast of Savannah, Georgia, within Chatham County. The natural-caused fire has consumed 820 acres of federal land managed by the USFWS, fueled by Southern Rough. Fire behavior is currently reported as minimal and creeping, and response efforts involve two personnel operating under a Type 4 Incident management structure and a Type 4 IC.

Containment on the 820-acre federal incident has reached 85 percent, with total costs for the operation currently recorded at $39,000. The active fire season in the region typically spans from June to October. Meanwhile, a broader view of wildfire activity shows that 3,178,795 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 42 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Georgia for 24 days. So far it has affected roughly 820 acres — about 3.3 km². About 85% of the perimeter is contained — over half is secured, though hotspots remain.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.