More federal funds are coming in to help southeast Georgia recover from wildfires. One of the blazes -- the so-called “Kneenocker Fire” – has flared up again in Brantley County, just outside Nahunta. Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved money for the wildfire in neighboring Ware County. Under the agreement, the federal government will pay for 75% of the state's eligible firefighting costs. The wildfires are keeping hundreds of people from getting into their homes. And schools in Ware County were closed again today because of the smoke. The blazes have blackened more than 95 square miles near Waycross since last Monday, and they could spread. The fire in Ware County is only 50% under control even with 700 firefighters at work. 22 homes have been destroyed and hundreds evacuated.
