It is wildfire season in East Tennessee. The dry, windy conditions have kindled several fires across the region, including large bushfires in Tellico Plains and near Gatlinburg. Those fires in ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As the year 2022 approaches its end, we’re taking a look back at the wildland fires covered in East Tennessee these last 11-plus months. The Tennessee Department of ...

Wildfires have once again overtaken portions of East Tennessee. Local fire departments and the Tennessee National Guard are fighting several wildfires in Sevier County, near Gatlinburg ...

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Dry conditions in East Tennessee are fueling worries ahead of wildfire season in East Tennessee, so fire officials want to make sure people are staying Firewise this time.

The blaze was just the latest in a string of almost daily wildfires breaking out around East Tennessee amid extreme drought conditions. “We're in a very precarious place right now ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - Authorities have charged two juveniles for starting an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,700 buildings. The Tennessee Bureau ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Weather and forestry experts said that the only things preventing a wildfire from igniting in East Tennessee as of Friday are the people in the region. They are urging people ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV)—The Tennessee National Guard responded to wildfires in East Tennessee on Tuesday. Their response comes at the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard battled wildfires from the air in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week. At the request of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency ...