Elbert Road Fire contained at 183 acres; county highlights mutual aid and mitigation steps

Mar 12, 2025

A wildfire east of the town of Elbert that began March 3 burned 183 acres across two parcels before containment, county officials said. Emergency management, road and bridge crews and mutual-aid partners credited coordinated response; officials also described mitigation steps including a county mulch event and debris planning.

The full story

A wildfire that began March 3 just south of the town of Elbert burned 183 acres across two parcels before containment, Elbert County emergency management officials reported at the March 12 Board of County Commissioners meeting.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in