re: Gatlinburg, TN suffers severe wildfire damage; 13 people confirmed dead

red cross is pretty shitty. They want money to buy items from their approved vendors, who then charge inflated prices and get tax write offs. It happened in the Louisiana floods a few months back.
I will never donate to them again. Churches usually do a much better job, and I try and find a local large congregation and donate directly to them.
Red Cross will use or forward donations they do not want. They also will throw away clothes and blankets as they say they cannot wash them, but I'm sure people with no clothes or blankets would rather decide themselves what to take, rather than let red cross do it. Red Cross used to be a great charity. It isn't anymore.

Here is some more info also there is a Facebook Page Chimney Tops 2 and it has tons of info and updates

• To date, there are 14 confirmed fatalities.
• To date, there have been 145 injuries/illnesses.
• 1,753 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fire.
• There are currently 25 crews, 46 engines, 6 helicopters, 2 dozers, 780 total personnel fighting the Chimney Top 2 Fire as a part of the Type 1 Federal Incident Management Team.
• The Chimney Top 2 Fire is estimated to be 42% contained. The Cobbly Knob Fire is estimated to be 53% contained.
• The Spur parkway is open only from Pigeon Forge to the Gatlinburg Welcome Center. There will be no access to Wiley Oakley from the Spur.
• Wiley Oakley Drive and Greystone Heights Road remain inaccessible due to critical utility work. Emergency crews are working to open it as soon as possible.

Yeah, the Red Cross set up shop at a local church after the August flooding. They were kicked out after a few days because they were refusing to accept donations from the locals. What they did accept was thrown away from what I've heard. I know someone who does catering for a living. He cooked an enormous jambalaya and brought it up to the church to feed everyone. The Red Cross told him that they couldn't accept it and turned them away. The only thing they didn't turn away was monetary donations.

Two juveniles facing aggravated arson charges

They need to just shoot the two little shits and make their families suffer like the thousands of people whose lives are now wrecked.