The Status of Fires in Rabun County

The us forest service held a public meeting Monday night to discuss where things stood

With the the rock ridge fire

One of the biggest points they wanted to make was gratitude. They were very grateful

For the outpouring of generosity and kindness from the people of Rabun county

More than one forest service personnel commented that of all the fires they  have  worked

And places they have gone that they have  not seen any community that has reached out

To the firefighters like the people of Rabun county have  we listen in as Jason Ingle from the national forest service  speaks

They also mentioned that there

Has not been any fire movement since the rains began and that their primary efforts

Were now going to be to  help rehabilitate the burned area .so that it may come back

As quickly as possible

Also mentioned was that the burn ban had been lifted but to please use caution because

The surface of the things may be wet but things are still dry underneath.