Charlton Co requests 45 engines for structural protection due to 140,000 acre wildfire coming out of the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge.
Town of St George faced with massive evacuations.
Staging located at St.George School on Hwy 121.
Multiple units responded through the EMA system.
Assets currently deployed through GMAG include:
Sumter Co-1 eng and 1 pumper/tender,
Hahira-1 eng,
Social Circle-1 eng,
Swainsboro-2 eng,
Metter-1 eng,
Twin City-1 eng,
Putnam Co-1 eng, and
Bulloch Co-2 engs, 2 brush trucks, 2 tenders and a Task Force Leader.
Several agencies standing by for further.
Lead Agency: WARE CO. FIRE-RESCUE
