Tennessee wildfire update

Go to TN. Print This Page. Go to Search. Preventing Fire. Terms Defined. CONTAINED The status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, and any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire's spread.

FIRE OUT The date when all observable combustion has ceased or there is no risk of the fire again becoming active and requiring additional control or management actions. Dry and breezy conditions are expected on portions of the southern High Plains today, but more widespread elevated fire weather conditions are likely tomorrow ahead of a cold front and amid downslope flow. A cold front will push through the Plains and Great Lakes tomorrow, with showers and thunderstorms expected along and ahead of the cold front across the Southeast over the weekend.

Snow is more likely across portions of the Great Lakes and into the Northeast this weekend into early Monday as the cold front pushes into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico late Sunday into Monday. An upper-level trough is expected to approach the West Coast early next week, and forecast guidance indicates it will likely split, with a short-wave trough traversing through the Northern Rockies before moving over the Great Lakes and a cut-off low forming over the Southwest before moving onto the southern and central Plains later in the week.

Overall, near to above normal temperatures are expected for much of the West and onto the Plains next week.

Chances of showers and storms are forecast to return to the southern Plains, Texas, and the Southeast mid to late next week as well. The National Interagency Fire Center is committed to making its information and communication technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section of the Rehabilitation Act of , as amended.

Photo by Bill Gabbert, June 7, During the week of March 22, one employee at the park tested positive for the coronavirus.

From the Washington Post, March 31, In response to questions from The Washington Post, the agency said Tuesday that as of Monday, seven Park Service employees have tested positive for covid, the disease caused by the virus. Our take: These seven NPS employees could be only the tip of the iceburg since such a small segment of the population in the United States has been tested for the virus.

Chimney Tops 2 Fire at p. November 28, after it burned into Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Photo credit: Sevierville Police Department. Below is an excerpt from an article at the Knox News : The lawsuits blame the devastation on National Park Service officials. Chimney Tops 2 Fire November 27, Photo by Brett Bevill.

Expand communications capacity to allow interoperability with responders outside the federal system. The Fire Management Officer should be supervised by a single individual, not two.

Since no Red Flag Warnings were issued around the time of the fire, evaluate current Red Flag Warning and advisory criteria to reflect conditions experienced during the fire season. Little Tujunga Hotshots in eastern Tennessee. Screenshot from WJHL video. Photo: Curtis Hilbun.