September 20 Flint Gap Fire update - Great Smoky Mountains …
WEB3 days ago · News Release Date: September 20, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The Flint Gap Fire is still estimated to be 58 acres and is now 50% contained. Yesterday, firefighters were able to safely access the fire, located in a steep, remote area of the park, to successfully secure much of the fire edge.
Flint Gap Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park now 75
WEBStory by Knoxville News Sentinel staff. • 11h. T he Flint Gap Fire, which has been burning for more than three weeks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, was 75% contained as of Sept. 22 ...
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
WEB6 days ago · News Release Date: September 18, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming. ... Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors per year. It is the tallest point in Tennessee and the third-highest summit east of the Mississippi River.
More than $10 million in improvements coming soon to Great Smoky ...
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park is using recreation fee revenue funds to: Improve visitor safety. We’ve started the park’s first Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) team.
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to its Cherokee …
WEB5 days ago · The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.
Wildfire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park grows: Here's …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · The National Park Service has announced the arrival of additional resources to assist in battling a wildfire burning near Hannah Mountain on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains...
Fire inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park doubles in size; …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A wildland fire reported inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday has grown even larger, keeping some roads, trails and campsites in the park closed, according to park...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flint Gap fire expands in …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Tennessee National Guard members have dropped 25,000 gallons of water on a wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Hannah Mountain, and the fire has grown. The undergrowth...
$10M improvements coming to Great Smoky Mountains …
WEBMar 20, 2024 · More than $10 million in improvements are coming to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park thanks to the “Park it Forward” program.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Wildfire, wind prompt …
WEBNov 21, 2023 · Gusting winds and dangerous wildfires sweeping through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have prompted rangers to clear visitors from two campgrounds and close major roads.
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