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Wildfires fueled by extreme drought are burning across Georgia and Florida, prompting burn bans and road closures.
A live CNN report on the Georgia wildfires turned tense when a Brantley County homeowner confronted reporter Derek Van Dam and demanded the crew leave.
Despite the number of wildfires and associated smoke, the air quality in Florida ranges from good to moderate, except near Jacksonville.
Drought conditions have spread across the majority of both states, leaving conditions dry and ideal for wildfires to spread.
Georgia crews responded to 31 new wildfires Thursday as two major fires continue burning thousands of acres amid ongoing drought conditions statewide.
Between the Clinch County fire, another large fire in Brantley County and other fires sparking in Georgia, state data indicates more than 35,000 acres burned in all.
Wildfires in Georgia and Florida have set thousands of acres ablaze as extreme drought grips the region. One of the largest fires, the Pineland Road wildfire, has grown to consume 31,307 acres near Fargo,
A wildfire that's being called the Hammer Fire has burned more than 4,000 acres on the Eastern Plains and forced some evacuations on Wednesday evening.