WALTON COUNTY, Ga — The Walton County government announced it was fighting a fire on Alcovy Mountain on Thursday afternoon, and it took more than 24 hours to extinguish the fire.
“Walton County Fire Rescue has extinguished 90% of the forest fire on Alcovy Mountain. They have fire control measures in place to prevent the spread of the fire. They continue to monitor the weather and the wind. Officials state the fire is under control and do not think it will spread further. We will continue to update the public if the situation changes,” the county said in a post on Friday.
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The mountain in Walton county is four miles south of Monroe and has an elevation of more than 1,000 feet.
Walton County fire officials said they had crews stationed strategically around the perimeter to help contain the fire and prevent it from spreading.
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Georgia Forestry assisted with the containment of the fire.
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