Alabama Wildfires Consumed More Than 6,000 Acres in 30 Days
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media
March 7, 2026
MONTGOMERY, Ala. The ground is dry in Alabama. Trees, leaves, brushland and forests are thirsty for rain but there has been little of it in recent months.
From the south of the state to the north and all points in between, fires continue to burn and burn quickly because of the dryness of the land.
Humans are the blame for most of them.
Forestry experts say Alabama’s dry conditions and the lack of rain are the primary threats for wildfires right now. Most of the fires that the Alabama Forestry crews are responding to are accidental fires. “I was driving down the road, the chain fell off of the trailer, and it threw a spark, that started a fire,” said Balsie Butler with the Alabama Forestry Commission. “A lot of people are flicking cigarettes out the window when they’re done.”
And there’s those who are burning waste and debris, burning off tracts of their land and contractors with burn permits who are clearing land and burning trees and construction debris that get of hand when the winds pick up or the fire burns more than it was supposed to.
These are dangerous fires that burn out of control can easily start structure fires and leave people homeless.
Butler is urging caution because simple mistakes can make big problems for first responders.
“In the last 30 days, we’ve seen an explosion in these numbers, to the term of a 288% increase when you talk about the numbers of fires that we’ve responded to,” said Butler.
In 30 days, Butler said that Alabama has had 333 fires that have consumed more than 6,000 acres.
Locally in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, firefighters are being dispatched daily to outdoor fires that have gotten out of hand and move quickly. The state forestry team and area fire departments have teamed up to stop these fires at least six times during the past month and at least two structures have been destroyed.
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