Gatlinburg Being Evacuated

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#301
We own a cabin at Black Bear Falls. HOA mgt company is onsite and reports all cabins intact with minimal damage! #Gatlinburg
 
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VolnJC said:
This guy is chief of staff to Chattanooga's mayor!

I remember when #Gatlinburg #TN used to have snow instead of fires. Tell your Reps to #ActOnClimate; don't put Trump's science deniers @EPA!
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He needs a good slap to the face for that.
 
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Terrible in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge area! Seen lots of pictures on Facebook. Why hasn't it made national news? Prayers for all involved-people living there, fire fighters, police, tourists.👍👍🙏🙏🙏
 
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Wate has a helicopter video they are showing on TV. Cant get it to work on their site to link.

Alot of cabins are gone. Only concrete slabs. The weird thing I get from it the trees around the burnt cabins look untouched. I would expect to see a burnt trail leading the way. But it's more like hot ambers just dropped on decks, shingles ect. It looked strange, maybe it just looked like that to me.
 
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LSU-SIU said:
Yes, but my brother was saying their are quite a few new fires started today from the down powerlines... my sister in-law actually had a hard time getting home because trees were blocking quite a few roads.

I believe they have caught quite a few arsonist over the last few weeks as well. I finally was able to get ahold of my dad by text a few minutes ago... they are all packed up but no phone service. They are quite a ways from Gatlinburg but there are other fires, house is covered in ash.
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Two men were caught in October or early November setting fires in East Tennessee. These arsonists deserve a minimum of 20 years in prison!
 
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Those guys should get a murder charge for every fatality, and an individual arson charge for each and every piece of property destroyed. Each dead animal should get them the same penalty as if they slit their throats themselves.
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
Wate has a helicopter video they are showing on TV. Cant get it to work on their site to link.

Alot of cabins are gone. Only concrete slabs. The weird thing I get from it the trees around the burnt cabins look untouched. I would expect to see a burnt trail leading the way. But it's more like hot ambers just dropped on decks, shingles ect. It looked strange, maybe it just looked like that to me.
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Depends on the type of tree, etc. Here we have a mixture of deciduous (I think that's what they're called) and conifers, etc. Out west it's mostly the evergreen conifer and the whole tree burns. The deciduous are a little harder to catch fire so the underbrush burns and the trees don't. Add 60 mph winds, the brush burns fast enough and travels enough the hardwood trees don't catch. But for the log cabins, houses, etc that are dried wood, and combustible materials, they go up in flames. If it was a bunch of pine trees, fir trees, etc you would see a bunch of trees burned, whereas the oak, maples, etc, you normally won't.
 
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jhamilton1208 said:
Depends on the type of tree, etc. Here we have a mixture of deciduous (I think that's what they're called) and conifers, etc. Out west it's mostly the evergreen conifer and the whole tree burns. The deciduous are a little harder to catch fire so the underbrush burns and the trees don't. Add 60 mph winds, the brush burns fast enough and travels enough the hardwood trees don't catch. But for the log cabins, houses, etc that are dried wood, and combustible materials, they go up in flames. If it was a bunch of pine trees, fir trees, etc you would see a bunch of trees burned, whereas the oak, maples, etc, you normally won't.
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Agree with your post but from what I could see pine trees were standing next to burnt down cabins. Some reporters that rode with FEMA and TDOT said a cabin would be burned, one next to it was fine then 3 cabins past another was gone. Just was strange to see.
 
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jhamilton1208 said:
Depends on the type of tree, etc. Here we have a mixture of deciduous (I think that's what they're called) and conifers, etc. Out west it's mostly the evergreen conifer and the whole tree burns. The deciduous are a little harder to catch fire so the underbrush burns and the trees don't. Add 60 mph winds, the brush burns fast enough and travels enough the hardwood trees don't catch. But for the log cabins, houses, etc that are dried wood, and combustible materials, they go up in flames. If it was a bunch of pine trees, fir trees, etc you would see a bunch of trees burned, whereas the oak, maples, etc, you normally won't.
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Yes it is extremely common.
 
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The church we visit when we're there was on Reagan Dr. From what I understand, the building got smoked.
 
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My heart breaks for Gatlinburg. I haven't lived in the area for a whole but have always considered the mountains home. They were my anchor to who I was.

Been through some horrific wildfires in Arizona before, they aren't easy to deal with. Even worse in a more populated area.

So saddened to see so much beauty destroyed. #Prayers
 
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Are the Red Cross donations the best way for us to help?

Continued prayers from West TN for everyone out there.
 
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ATC_VOL said:
Are the Red Cross donations the best way for us to help?

Continued prayers from West TN for everyone out there.
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My understanding is that they are not, and that in fact they may not use the donations raised specifically for the area. I've been looking for local setups for donations. I know they said that the Regal Cinemas at Turkey Creek is taking everything they can like bottled water and diapers.

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2012/11/12/the-problem-with-the-red-cross/
 
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Todd Howell says the wind will be 50 to 60 MPH for 6 hours before the heavy rain moves in tomorrow morning.

The smallest of hot ambers in that wind could start this scenario all over again tonight.
 
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