Georgia · incident record
Hwy 82 Fire, Georgia
22,419
Acres reported
—
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC, the Hwy 82 Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 22,419 acres, in Georgia.
No change in reported size since Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 UTC.
It was last present in the feed Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC; the largest size reported was 22,419 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.
Hwy 82 Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 22,419 acres
- Containment
- not reported
- Status
- Not in feed (last seen Jun 24, 2026)
- Discovered
- Apr 20, 2026
- Location
- Georgia
- Origin point
- 31.2222, -81.8439
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Nahunta, GA
- Sterling, GA
- Woodbine, GA
- Dock Junction, GA
- Brunswick, GA
Other fires nearby
Hwy 82 Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen May 24, 2026, 16:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 17, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 10, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 31, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 30, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 29, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 28, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 27, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 26, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 25, 2026 | 22,419 acres | 0 | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 22,419 acres | — | — |
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Hwy 82 Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Hwy 82 Fire?
As of Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC, the Hwy 82 Fire is reported at 22,419 acres. No change in reported size since Jun 23, 2026, 21:00 UTC.
Is the Hwy 82 Fire contained?
Containment has not been reported for the Hwy 82 Fire in the federal feed as of Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC.
Where is the Hwy 82 Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 31.2222, -81.8439 in Georgia. Nearest towns: Nahunta (8.2 mi W), Sterling (17 mi E), Woodbine (19 mi S).
Is the Hwy 82 Fire still burning?
It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Hwy 82 Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Georgia sources on our Georgia page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →