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Fannin County wildfire grows to 1,224 acres

A firefighter covers his face while battling a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. The grass fire along a Northern California highway spread to parched trees, and flying embers landed on nearby homes, setting at least eight homes on fire, authorities said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A firefighter covers his face while battling a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. The grass fire along a Northern California highway spread to parched trees, and flying embers landed on nearby homes, setting at least eight homes on fire, authorities said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) A firefighter covers his face while battling a wildfire near Morgan Hill, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. The grass fire along a Northern California highway spread to parched trees, and flying embers landed on nearby homes, setting at least eight homes on fire, authorities said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

By Staff Report 1 min read

The Rough Ridge wildfire in the Cohutta Wilderness in Fannin County, Georgia has burned 1,224 acres as of yesterday evening.

The fire is east of the Rough Ridge trail with the northern extent approximately 1.2 miles north of the Sugar Cove trail.

There are 54 firefighters assigned to the Rough Ridge wildfire. The fire is expected to burn for several weeks.

Current closures associated with the Rough Ridge wildfire include:

*Three Forks Trailhead parking lot,

*East Cowpen trail from Three Forks parking lot to the junction with Panther Creek trail, and

*Entire length of Rough Ridge trail from the junction with East Cowpen to Jacks River trail.