Main Trail Fire
Active
Chatham County, Georgia · Discovered August 14, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 14 days ago
Main Trail Fire
The Main Trail Fire fire has burned 841 acres in Chatham County, Georgia. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 21). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
14 days ago · September 14, 2026Containment rose to 99%
18 days ago · September 10, 2026Grew 100 acres in 20 days to 841 acres
18 days ago · September 10, 2026Containment rose to 84%
24 days ago · September 4, 2026Containment rose to 75%
28 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 65%
30 days ago · August 29, 2026New perimeter mapped at 200 acres (national perimeter feed)
30 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment rose to 58%
32 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 53%
34 days ago · August 25, 2026Containment rose to 45%
36 days ago · August 23, 2026Containment rose to 35%
38 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 313 acres in 2 days to 741 acres
38 days ago · August 21, 2026Containment rose to 30%
39 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 25%
40 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 68 acres in 23 hours to 428 acres
40 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 160 acres in 28 hours to 360 acres
41 days ago · August 18, 2026Containment dropped to 20% (from 100%)
41 days ago · August 18, 2026Now mapped at 200 acres
42 days ago · August 17, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
45 days ago · August 14, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/14/2026, 1:01:21 PM | 841 acres | 100% |
| 9/10/2026, 8:52:17 PM | 841 acres | 99% |
| 9/8/2026, 8:26:27 PM | 820 acres | 88% |
| 9/7/2026, 8:20:53 PM | 820 acres | 87% |
| 9/5/2026, 8:17:53 PM | 820 acres | 85% |
| 9/4/2026, 7:29:01 PM | 820 acres | 84% |
| 9/3/2026, 9:09:27 PM | 820 acres | 79% |
| 9/2/2026, 7:57:25 PM | 820 acres | 78% |
| 8/31/2026, 7:25:51 PM | 820 acres | 75% |
| 8/29/2026, 8:13:52 PM | 820 acres | 65% |
| 8/28/2026, 7:32:19 PM | 820 acres | 60% |
| 8/27/2026, 8:53:46 PM | 820 acres | 58% |
| 8/26/2026, 9:20:05 PM | 820 acres | 55% |
| 8/25/2026, 7:49:27 PM | 820 acres | 53% |
| 8/23/2026, 8:00:12 PM | 820 acres | 45% |
| 8/21/2026, 7:32:53 PM | 741 acres | 35% |
| 8/20/2026, 6:09:10 PM | 475 acres | 30% |
| 8/19/2026, 6:52:48 PM | 428 acres | 25% |
| 8/18/2026, 7:59:50 PM | 360 acres | 20% |
| 8/18/2026, 1:57:47 PM | 200 acres | 20% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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