Photos: Wildfires spread in North Georgia near metro Atlanta

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Photos: Georgia wildfires

Firefighters battle a Rock Mountain fire along Old Coleman River Road near Clayton County, Georgia.

Firefighters Valerie Lopez and Mark Tabarez, from southeast New Mexico, put out hot spots at the Rock Mountain fire along Old Coleman River Road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

The Rock Mountain fire burns along the Old Coleman River Road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Firefighters from Billings, Montana, hold the line of the Rock Mountain fire along Old Coleman River Road to keep the fire from jumping the road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Chad Cullum, Billings, Montana, communicates with fire crews battling the Rock Mountain fire on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

A Billings, Montana firefighter works the Rock Mountain fire along Old Coleman River Road to keep the fire from jumping the road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Firefighter Valerie Lopez, from southeast New Mexico, navigates a steep bank while working the Rock Mountain fire on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Rev. Scott Cates (right) organizes volunteers assembling packages of food for firefighters at the Liberty Baptist Church, the designated area shelter, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Each package also contains a note thanking firefighters for their efforts. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Mark Tabarez, from southeast New Mexico, takes a water break from fighting the Rock Mountain fire on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

The sun tries to burn through the thick layer of smoke during the Rock Mountain fire on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Firefighters from Billings, Montana, work to clear weakened trees and debris in the Rock Mountain fire along the Old Coleman River Road to keep the road open and prevent the fire from jumping the road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Stan Hinatsu, United States Department of Agriculture Forest Services, points out Rock Mountain fire hot spots on a map on his computer in the command post on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Burned forest land at the Rock Mountain fire along the Old Coleman River Road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Firefighters Valerie Lopez and Mark Tabarez, from southeast New Mexico, put out hot spots at the Rock Mountain fire along Old Coleman River Road on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, near Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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