Units with Habersham County Wednesday responded to a 40-acre forest fire outside Mt. Airy, assisting several other organizations in fighting the blaze.
Reports of the fire came in at approximately 12 p.m. Wednesday, detailing a sizeable fire off Ayersville Road outside Mt. Airy, according to spokesman Rob Moore.
“It involved about 40 acres, the best we can tell,” Habersham County Emergency Services Battalion Chief Michael Alexander said.
The fire was more specifically located on U.S. Forest Service land off Ben Loudermilk Road.
Habersham County personnel assisted in the response, which was fully turned over to the USFS at 1:30 p.m., Moore said.
There was no reported damage to any structures and there were no injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
