Mitchell Fire (GA)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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
- 15 Miles SE from St George, GA
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 2
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Southern Rough
- Behavior
- Moderate
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS · Federal land
Burning across federal land in Ware, Georgia, the active Mitchell Fire has consumed 620 acres since its natural ignition on August 23, 2026. Managed by the USFWS, the ongoing incident is currently generating activity detected by orbital sensors, with seven NASA FIRMS heat signatures registered over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the fire across the area.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 3,005,648 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 45 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Georgia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 615 acres — about 2.5 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
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 3,005,648 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, containment advances, or it ends.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in Georgia
- Main Trail FireActive
- Camden Mccarthy Overpass FireEnded