High fire danger continues across North Georgia

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It’s another high fire danger day in North and Central Georgia. The National Weather Service issued the alert effective Monday afternoon and evening, November 29.

Relative humidities of 25% or less can be expected for four or more hours and winds will be northwest to west at 5 to 10 MPH with higher gusts, particularly during the afternoon.

The dry, windy weather conditions combined with dry fuels such as leaves and grass increase the danger of outdoor fires spreading.

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Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities before doing any outdoor burning. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.

Area firefighters have responded to multiple grass and brush fires in recent days, including one in the median of GA 365 in Cornelia.

Firefighters extinguish a grass fire that burned a patch of grass in the median of GA 365 in Habersham County the day before Thanksgiving. (nowhabersham.com)