A brush fire burned 250-300 acres off Highway 41 on the edge of Hahira Wednesday afternoon, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission. The cause of the blaze had not been determined as of press time. Lowndes County firefighters deployed 15 pieces of equipment to battle the blaze. The firefighters were joined by Hahira, Cecil and Brooks firefighters, along with the Brooks and Cook County Forestry Units. The Georgia Forestry Commission also deployed its helicopter and airplane to assist. The Lowndes County Fire Department had to use its resources efficiently because there were three other grass fires called in at the same time.
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A helicopter with the Georgia Forestry Commission dips a large water bladder into a nearby pond to drop over the woods and brush that were on fire Wednesday in Hahira.
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A Georgia Forestry Commission helicopter drops water onto the brush fire Wednesday in Hahira.
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A firefighter answers questions from a Hahira family about the nearby fire that consumed many acres of woods and brush in Hahira Wednesday afternoon.
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