Brantley County students, residents ordered to evacuate after wildfire breaks containment | What we know
Brantley County Schools mentioned mother and father can decide up their college students from the Brantley County Middle School fitness center.
BRANTLEY COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have expanded a compulsory evacuation order for residents in Brantley County.
Here are the streets and neighborhoods presently being ordered to evacuate in Brantley County:
- Warners Landing
- Oaks Woodlands
- Atkinson Road
- Godberry Lane
- Brushing Creek
- Fort Mcintosh to Highway 520 on each side of the street
- Browntown Road
- Hawks Landing
- Happy Hollow
- Drury Lane
- Drury Court
- Coffee County Club Road
- GA-110 Yellow Pine Road to Thrower Road
- Thrower Road to Mossy Oak
The following shelters have been opened to these in want:
- Brantley County Library (14046 E Cleveland St, Nahunta, GA 31553)
- Methodist Church (107 E Cleveland St, Nahunta, GA 31553)
- Little Memorial (106 Little Memorial Rd, Hortense, GA 31543)
- Hortense Church of God of Prophecy — (6756 Highway 32 E, Hortense)
- Evacuation Relief Station — Nahunta First Baptist (112 Florida St, Nahunta, GA 31553)
- Water and restrooms obtainable
The public security response follows the outbreak of a highly aggressive wildfire within the space of Highway 82 in Brantley County close to Waynesville, which grew to 1,000 acres Tuesday, the Georgia Forestry Commission mentioned. The fireplace was downgraded from 75% containment to 50% containment Tuesday afternoon.
Brantley County colleges might be closed Wednesday, the district introduced, calling the scenario a “crisis.”
“This decision has been made to ensure the safety of our students, families, and employees, and to allow our Brantley County families time and space to navigate the impacts of the fire. We know that many in our community have been directly affected, including some who have experienced the loss of their homes.”
Students at two colleges in Brantley County, Georgia, have been evacuated Tuesday afternoon after the hearth breached containment, in accordance to county officers. Waynesville Primary School college students and Atkinson Elementary School college students have been relocated to the fitness center of Brantley County Middle School as a precautionary measure, the Brantley County School System mentioned.
For reside updates on the wildfire in Brantley County, click here.
