Controlled burn happening today over 1,700 acres in Chattooga County, Georgia

March 21, 2019 at 12:31 p.m. | Updated March 21, 2019 at 12:31 p.m.

by Staff Report

A firefighter looks over a controlled fire being used to burn out an area between a house and the main fire Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Okanogan, Wash. Out-of-control blazes in north-central Washington have destroyed buildings, but the situation is so chaotic that authorities have "no idea" how many homes may have been lost. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
A firefighter looks over a controlled fire being used to burn out an area between a house and the main fire Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Okanogan, Wash. Out-of-control blazes in north-central Washington have destroyed buildings, but the situation is so chaotic that authorities have "no idea" how many homes may have been lost. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The Conasauga Ranger District is conducting a 1,736-acre controlled burn today in Chattooga County, Georgia about seven miles east of Trion.

The burn is intended to reduce hazardous fuels such as leaf litter and dead vegetation to lessen the wildfire threat and improve conditions for longleaf pine restoration efforts, according to a news release.

The district will be assisted by the Southeast Conservation Corps ' Veterans Fire Crew, personnel from national forests in Eastern Oregon and the Georgia Forestry Commission.

For more information, call the Conasauga Ranger District at 706-695-6736.

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