Fire command spokeswoman Sallie Gentry said Friday authorities are more confident they can contain the blaze within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge after authorities earlier this week intentionally burned about 20,000 acres ahead of the fire’s northwestern edge. Those actions removed fuel for the fire at the swamp’s perimeter near the Georgia-Florida state line.
The swamp fire has consumed 146,924 acres — or nearly 230 square miles — since a lightning strike sparked the blaze April 28. However, only about 60 acres of private land have burned outside the swamp’s boundaries.
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