11/25/16 - Rock Mountain Fire - 10am Update

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Evacuations:

Rabun County

• Pre-evacuation for Patterson Gap north of Ramah Darom Church Camp

• Pre-evacuation of all roads at Bettys Creek, north of Tom Wilson Rd to the state line; this includes Messer Creek Rd, Hambidge Ct, High Darnell Rd, Bryes Place Ln, Towns County - Call 706-896-7460 for further information

Closures:

• Charlies Creek Road, off Tallulah River Road.

• Tallulah River Road (Forest Service Road 70).

• The Appalachian Trail between Dicks Creek Gap, Georgia, to Rock Gap, North Carolina

• An area closure has been issued for the Nantahala wilderness area

• Patterson Gap Road from Betty’s Creek Road to Poplar Gap (USFS road)

• Betty’s Creek Road from Patterson Gap to the North Carolina state line (Rabun County)

• Mulberry from the North Carolina state line to Pagonia Drive/Beasley Gap (Macon County)

Rock Mountain Fire
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