Mitchell Fire
No longer in current feed
Ware County, Georgia · Discovered August 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 69 days ago
Mitchell Fire
The Mitchell Fire fire has burned 1,030 acres in Ware County, Georgia. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 9). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Mitchell Fire size over time
7 official size readingsGrew from 1 to 1,030 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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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
69 days ago · September 2, 2026New perimeter mapped at 1,030 acres (national perimeter feed)
73 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment rose to 100%
74 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 195 acres in 24 hours to 1,030 acres
74 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 50%
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 100 acres in 24 hours to 835 acres
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 115 acres in 2 days to 735 acres
76 days ago · August 26, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 100%)
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 619 acres in 5 hours to 620 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 1 acres
78 days ago · August 24, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2026, 6:37:50 PM | 1,030 acres | 100% |
| 8/27/2026, 7:02:07 PM | 835 acres | 50% |
| 8/26/2026, 7:22:52 PM | 735 acres | 0% |
| 8/25/2026, 7:14:48 PM | 635 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 8:02:56 PM | 615 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 5:18:41 PM | 620 acres | - |
| 8/24/2026, 12:24:56 PM | 1.0 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.