Summary
On February 21st, 2025, the National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued a Special Weather Statement warning the public of conditions that constituted a High Fire Danger. These conditions which included low relative humidity, varying winds, and the presence of dry fuel caused by a prolonged period without rain, would continue in varying levels for the next 13 days before ending overnight on March 4th as a low pressure system brought rain and higher humidity to the area.
During this time period Coweta County Fire Rescue and the Newnan Fire Department would respond to an increased volume of dispatches for brush and woods – grass fires across the county. Ranging from burning bushes in parking lots, to small grass fires along the roadways, to multi-acre brush fires that threatened residential structures and required the assistance of Georgia Forestry units with specialized equipment.
In total Coweta County Fire Rescue responded to 76 individual calls for brush fires across the county during this event. Three days in particular, Feb 26th, Mar 1st, and Mar 4th were the heaviest volume with over 10 calls each day.
Daily Summary
The following provides the total dispatched calls (Calls), calls with GA Forestry dispatch (GFC), and whether a Fire Danger Statement (FDS), Fire Weather Watch (FWW), or Red Flag Warning (RFW) was issued for that day. Click on the date to view a more detailed summary of the day.
| Date | Calls | GFC | FDS | FWW | RFW |
| Fri, Feb 21 | 1 | Yes | – | – | |
| Sat, Feb 22 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| Sun, Feb 23 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Mon, Feb 24 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Tue, Feb 25 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| Wed, Feb 26 | 13 | Yes | – | – | |
| Thu, Feb 27 | 4 | Yes | – | – | |
| Fri, Feb 28 | 6 | Yes | – | – | |
| Sat, Mar 1 | 12 | – | Yes¹ | Yes | |
| Sun, Mar 2 | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Mon, Mar 3 | 6 | – | – | – | |
| Tue, Mar 4 | 11 | – | – | – |
¹ The NWS issued a Fire Weather Watch at 12:31 PM on Fri, Feb 28 for Sat, Mar 1. At 7:45 PM on Fri, Feb 28 the NWS issued a Red Flag Warning for Sat, Mar 1 which replaced the Fire Weather Watch.