The federal government is giving Georgia $6-million dollars toward what the state spent fighting wildfires this spring. This is the first payment toward paying 75% of Georgia’s eligible firefighting costs.
Governor Sonny Perdue asked for the money in April, when the Sweat Farm Road wildfire was still burning uncontrolled in Ware County near Waycross. Over two-and-a-half months, that fire destroyed 21 structures and 600,000 acres in southeast Georgia and Florida.
The spring 2007 wildfires were the largest in Georgia's history. Officials estimate they cost Georgia $40 million dollars.
Governor Sonny Perdue asked for the money in April, when the Sweat Farm Road wildfire was still burning uncontrolled in Ware County near Waycross. Over two-and-a-half months, that fire destroyed 21 structures and 600,000 acres in southeast Georgia and Florida.
The spring 2007 wildfires were the largest in Georgia's history. Officials estimate they cost Georgia $40 million dollars.
