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Mitchell

Ware, GA · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,030 acres in Ware before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,030

Acres Burned

79

Days Burning

Aug 23, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 24 / 1 acresSep 16 / 1,030 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / GA

12.4 mi

N

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / GA

12.5 mi

N

Pinhook Purchase Unit

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National Forest / FL

17.6 mi

SW

Big Gum Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / FL

22.9 mi

SW

Osceola National Forest

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National Forest / FL

25.3 mi

SW

Nekoosa Purchase Unit

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National Forest / FL

35.3 mi

SW

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve

Go

NCA / FL

45.7 mi

E

Cumberland Island Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / GA

50.3 mi

E

Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / GA

58.9 mi

NW

Fort Frederica National Monument

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Monument / GA

64.7 mi

NE

Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / GA

73.9 mi

NE

Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / GA

73.9 mi

NE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Mitchell update: 1,030 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mitchell grew 195 acres to 1,030 and containment moved from 50% to 100%.

IRWIN

Mitchell update: 835 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mitchell grew 100 acres to 835 and containment moved from 0% to 50%.

IRWIN

Mitchell update: 735 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mitchell grew 100 acres to 735.

IRWIN

Mitchell update: 635 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mitchell grew 20 acres to 635.

IRWIN

Mitchell update: 615 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mitchell was remapped 5 acres lower to 615.

IRWIN

Mitchell update: 620 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Mitchell grew 619 acres to 620.

IRWIN

Mitchell mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the Mitchell at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 23Now

79 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 31ebb4fa-d5e1-42cf-b635-c915a294280f

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