Wildfire at Raven Cliffs Wilderness Area

CLEVELAND, Ga. – A wildfire that broke out Sunday in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness area and spread across at least 24 acres above Raven Cliff Falls Trail was 80 percent contained at last report.

Units from the White County and Cleveland Fire Department responded to the fire along with the U.S. Forest Service. A post on the USFS website said the fire was 80 percent contained by Sunday evening. There have been no updates since then.

According to the website, a quick inter-agency response from hotshot crews from California and a helicopter aided in the containment of the fire.

Raven Cliffs Trail is just off Richard Russell Scenic Highway east of the Appalachian Trail.

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