Highway 82 Fire Morning Update Tuesday April 28, 2026 10:30 a.m.
Overview: The Highway 82 fire is located in Brantley County, Georgia and is impacting the communities of Atkinson and Waynesville. The fire began on Monday April 20th. The entire state of Georgia is in a drought with Brantley County being in an exceptional drought. Due to these drought conditions and hot and dry weather, this fire continues to be a dynamic, changing situation, challenging firefighting efforts.
The fire is 22,600 acres and 32% contained.
Resources:
443 Personnel
8 Type 1 Helicopters
1 Type 3 helicopter
4 crews
25 Type 1 engines
1 Type 3 engine
3 Type 4 engines
9 Type 6 engines
5 Tractor Plows
26 Dozers
Operations: Crews had a very good night last night around the Hwy 82 Fire with excellent humidity recovery and lower temperatures. Engines were out overnight extinguishing hot spots around structures and dozer lines.
Today, firefighters will be continuing to improve roads and lines on Rayonier lands to the north of Hwy 32 between Fen Dig and Browntown road. Along the Hwy 110 corridor from Fin Dig road down to Campbell and Stewart road, firefighters will be continuing to identify all areas of heat and extinguishing them with a focus around structures. Improving and widening containment lines west of Boots Harrison road will continue and tractor plows and dozers will be adding additional containment lines between Boots Harrison and Post road. Firefighters and engines will be extinguishing all areas of heat that are identified or show themselves as vegetation continues to dry back out after the rain on Sunday night. Around the entire fire area, firefighters will be identifying and removing trees that are weakened and removing any that could impact homes, roadways and containment.
Weather and Fire Behavior: Warm weather returns which will continue to dry vegetation across the fire area. High pressure will be over the area promoting light southeasterly winds. Temperatures are expected to be ten degrees warmer with highs in the mid 80s. Afternoon humidity will trend lower with a minimum near 40%.
Firefighters are expecting to see an increase in smoke across the fire environment as the heavy fuels become more active burning. Fire spread will be within the fire lines burning in pockets of unburned light fuels. This increase in activity will expose any weakness in the line or spots outside the control line.
Evacuation Area: For Brantley county evacuations, visit Brantley County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page or call the Brantley County Sheriff’s Office at 912-674-5878 or 912-674-0195. For evacuations in Wayne County, visit Wanye County Emergency Management Facebook and f evacuations in Glynn County, visit Glynn County Board of Commissioners Facebook Page.
Community Support: The American Red Cross shelter in Brunswick, located at 100 Genoa Martin Drive at the Selden Park Complex, is open for evacuees and will also be providing an air-conditioned mobile unit to house small pets (dogs/cats) in crates inside the unit. Bedding and crates can be provided. Please call 1-800-Red-Cross for more information and to communicate the unmet needs of your family or community so assistance can go where it is needed most. Georgia Department of Agriculture has designated locations identified on their website for large animals. Local day shelters available at Nahunta Methodist Church and Southside Baptist Church. Pets are only permitted at the Red Cross Shelter in Brunswick.
Donations: For affected community members, Brantley Gas, 114 Satilla Ave, Nahunta is accepting donations to include new or gently used clothing, hangers, hygiene items, and empty totes with lids. H & S Haulers, 125 Industrial Park, Nahunta is accepting nonperishable items and pet food. Brantley County Family Connections, 10305 Main Street, Nahunta is also accepting donations.
Safety: Brantley County mandatory curfew from 8:30 P.M. to 6:30 A.M. will remain in effect through the duration of this incident. There is a burn ban in place for all counties in south Georgia. Although there was rain over the fire area, the entire region is still in a drought, and all residents are asked to continue to follow the burn ban in place.
Closures: Georgia Department of Transportation and Georgia State Patrol are closely monitoring the smoke and fog conditions along roadways to maintain public safety along the highway. There is the potential for intermittent closures of Hwy 82 and Hwy 110 if visibility conditions deteriorate. Additionally, there are a significant number of road closures around the fire impacted area. Please heed all road closure barricades and direction from law enforcement on scene.
There is a temporary flight restriction (TFR) over the fire area to avoid conflict between personal aircraft and firefighting efforts. This includes all recreational and professional unmanned aircraft (drones). If you fly, we can’t.