n Brantley County, a largely rural area in southeastern Georgia made up of small towns, farmland, and dense pine forests, wildfires that began in mid-April are still burning. Unseasonably low humidity, high winds, and the worst regional drought in recorded history have created conditions that allow fires to spread quickly across the landscape, jumping roads and intensifying within hours.

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