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3 months ago

Live Updates: Wildfires happening in East Tennessee, Foothills Parkway closed Three wildfires are being reported in East Tennessee as the National Weather Service declared today an "Elevated Fire Risk" day.

“TENNESSEE, USA — Foothills Parkway has been temporarily closed out of caution due to a 2-acre wildfire off Greene Forest Road, according to Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball.” www.wbir.com/article/news... - WBIR

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6 months ago

Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It. ProPublica has identified at least 15 major disasters since 2016 in which officials in the most-harmed communities failed to use a federal system to send emergency alerts to residents — or waited unti...

“Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.” www.propublica.org/article/ipaw... - @propublica.org

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11 months ago

Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US In North Carolina, wildfires stoked by unusually dry air and debris from last year’s Hurricane Helene are burning out of control. In Florida, there are dozens of blazes, including one that scorched ab...

“Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US” www.timescolonist.com/weather-news... - @timescolonist.bsky.social

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11 months ago

Rural Metro Fire responding to 7-acre wildfire in Halls community near Mynatt Road RMF advised those driving in the area to use caution.

“KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Crews with Rural Metro Fire are on the scene of a 7-acre wildfire in the Halls Community. The department said it was specifically in the Mynatt Road area.” www.wbir.com/article/news... - WBIR

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1 year ago

Crews contain three wildfires on a windy day near Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sevier County adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is under an "elevated fire danger" warning.

TENNESSEE: “Crews contain three wildfires on a windy day near Great Smoky Mountains National Park” www.knoxnews.com/story/weathe... via Knoxville News Sentinel

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