
The U.S. Forest Service continued to battle a fire on Taylor’s Ridge on Wednesday. The fire was reported on Tuesday and at nightfall was around 3.6 acres. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire had been contained to 11.5 acres. A helicopter was brought in to do water drops on the fire and a hard line was created to contain the fire. Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader told WZQZ News on Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. Forest Service had contacted him to let him know that the Forest Service Law Enforcement would be on the scene on Wednesday to investigate the cause of the fire. In the mean time, the U.S. Forest Service issued a no burn order for all of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, which includes U.S. Forest Service land on Taylor’s Ridge. The ban is on ALL burning outdoors including campfires and even BBQ grills. You can see the order from the U.S. Forest Service below, along with a previous Chattooga County Burn Ban that was issued by Commissioner Blake Elsberry.









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