State forestry officials are urging Georgians to use caution with burning debris in their yards. The state’s typical wildfire season usually runs from February to May. Last year, wildfires burned for two months in south Georgia, charring more than 600-thousand acres of swamp and timberland. A state forestry official says even though areas of southeastern Georgia have received more rain, the drought still makes the area ripe for wildfires. State forestry officials are cutting back on its prescribed burns on tree plantations in south Georgia.
