Gorham Fire District #1

05/16/2026

Russell county Fire Departments have activated WAR from midnight to midnight on Sunday 5-17-26

04/16/2026

Another day of warm, windy, and low humidity.
Russell county Fire departments are using WAR protocol today from 9am-Midnight

04/12/2026

Russell County Fire Departments are implementing there WAR protocol for Monday and Tuesday

03/31/2026

WAR protocol is on for today due to the high winds.

03/28/2026

03/26/2026

Good ol Mother Nature is bringing the winds and low humidity again. With the Red Flag Warning Russell County Fire Departments have enacted our WAR protocol from 3/26/26-3/27/26. We decided on 2 days because the winds are forecasted to last overnight.Please refrain from any outdoor burning. Winds gust will reach 40+mph and humidity is forecasted to be 20%.

For our new followers, WAR stand for Wildland Automatic Response. This means trucks from every department will respond to the report of a wild fire. In our protocol the district that the fire is located in that department will send all of it units. At the same time the other departments will send 1-2 units. This is a new thing we have been trying out and have liked it so far.

03/22/2026

With the winds and the red flag warning Russell County is utilizing our WAR protocol for today. Please refrain from any outdoor burning and report any sight of smoke or fires.

03/11/2026

Forecast for tomorrow is not looking to be very nice. Wind gust of 40mph or higher and low humidity. Keep an eye out for any smoke or fires and report them. The fire departments in Russell county have implemented Wildland Automatic Response or WAR for short. This means the district that the fire is located in that department will send its units. At the same time all the other departments will send 1-2 units to quickly get the fire under control.