25 acres near Yonah Mountain burn in Sunday wildfire Firefighters battled a wildfire Sunday, March 7, that consumed roughly 25 acres near Yonah Mountain. Provided by Seth Weaver
Roughly 25 acres burned near Yonah Mountain after a wildfire spread through the area on Sunday, March 7, according to authorities.
White County Fire Chief Seth Weaver said a handful of structures in the area of Yonah Mountain Road were in danger, but no property damage or injuries were reported.
“I put our people at the residences to protect the structures while the fire was coming up the hill, up the valley,” Weaver said Monday, March 8.
Weaver’s crews were out for eight hours starting around 3 p.m., Sunday and were assisted by the U.S. Forest Service, the Georgia Forestry Commission, a fire brigade from Lee Arrendale State Prison and the fire departments from Helen and Cleveland.
Firefighters from throughout White County were called to Yonah Mountain Sunday afternoon to protect homes threatened by a wildfire.
“Firefighters arrived to find a fire moving southeasterly up the ridge from Helen Highway, which posed danger to homes along the Yonah Mountain Road,” said White County Public Safety Director David Murphy. “Units staged at various locations along Yonah Mountain to protect structures, using hand tools and handlines in some instances.”
Murphy said the fire was caused by a malfunctioning flue pipe on a home.
U.S. Forest Service and Georgia Forestry Commission units responded, along with firefighters from White County, Cleveland, Helen, and Lee Arrendale State Prison.
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