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re: Gatlinburg, TN suffers severe wildfire damage; 13 people confirmed dead
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:10 am to TigerOnTheMountain
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:10 am to TigerOnTheMountain
Agree with your assessment of how Gatlinburg handled this situation. We knew the high winds were coming over the weekend and pictures from Gatlinburg posted at noon yesterday should have been enough to make them act. The GSMNP was on these fires then. The Twin Creek picnic area and Science Center is basically in downtown Gatlinburg. I would drive thru that area to get to the Science Center.
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Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:10 am to MorbidTheClown
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how do they have eagles in cages? and now they can't go in and set em free?
There are three in a smaller cage in Dollywood and several in a big net enclosure on the side of the mountain right next to it. Someone had said these eagles couldn't be released into the wild for whatever reason, so they were allowed to keep them in captivity to take care of them.
We spent five nights in the area last week. First time there and the whole area is beautiful and the people were the nicest I've ever come across in all of my travels.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:12 am to tiger91
Dollywood had their act together last night securing their facilities.
This post was edited on 11/29/16 at 8:17 am
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:16 am to Phideaux
I know that if i was a worker and they let me id become a firefighter
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:17 am to GetCocky11
did i hear that this was set deliberately?
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:18 am to MorbidTheClown
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did i hear that this was set deliberately?
Haven't most if not all of these wildfires in the southern Appalachians been arson?
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:19 am to GetCocky11
no idea.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:19 am to MorbidTheClown
The park is investigating one fire they are suspicious of how it started.
The high winds knocked down trees which pulled down power lines. That added to the fires.
The high winds knocked down trees which pulled down power lines. That added to the fires.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:19 am to MorbidTheClown
I read some guys filled tires with kerosene, lit them, and rolled them down a mountain. I think that was a few pages back
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:21 am to GetCocky11
Ober Gatlinburg reporting they are OK as of this morning LINK
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:24 am to Daponch
Now the news is saying they may be destroyed....confusion with information.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:24 am to CypressTrout10
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I read some guys filled tires with kerosene, lit them, and rolled them down a mountain.
hopefully they got some on them and got lit up.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:25 am to Phideaux
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:33 am to GetCocky11
TEMA saying OG is completely destroyed.
So, it's probably fine.
So, it's probably fine.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:33 am to udtiger
Yeah they posted a video on their Facebook page. It's fine so far.
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:35 am to elprez00
They're now evacuating around Dollywood..
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:38 am to elprez00
Dang..........4m4 minutes ago
September's Very Own ?@ishgotswagg
My brother is asking everyone pray for him and all fellow firefighters. could be battling this fire for days #Gatlinburg @WBIRWeather @wvlt
September's Very Own ?@ishgotswagg
My brother is asking everyone pray for him and all fellow firefighters. could be battling this fire for days #Gatlinburg @WBIRWeather @wvlt
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
My friend trapped at Ober Gatlinburg (the bottom end where the ice skate rink is) is still there this morning. They, and others from cabins in the area who ended up there, were in their cars in the parking lot until around midnight, when a worker showed up and let them all into the building.
My parents were up there last month. They've gone up there for a week every year since their honeymoon in 1972, without fail. They said they had never seen it so dry, and the creeks so low as it was last month. My father said he knew then it was going to burn sooner or later because all it would have taken was a tossed cigarette.
EDIT: Just heard they were rescued. Don't know details other than they are safe.
My parents were up there last month. They've gone up there for a week every year since their honeymoon in 1972, without fail. They said they had never seen it so dry, and the creeks so low as it was last month. My father said he knew then it was going to burn sooner or later because all it would have taken was a tossed cigarette.
EDIT: Just heard they were rescued. Don't know details other than they are safe.
This post was edited on 11/29/16 at 8:48 am
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:54 am to TheFonz
Glad to hear they are safe
Posted on 11/29/16 at 8:55 am to Phideaux
man this sucks to be witnessing!!!
I love that place so much.
I love that place so much.
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