UPDATE: (Sevier County, TN- WOKI)
Sevier County sees multiple wildfires this week and fortunately all 4 fires are 100% contained, the latest breaking out last night in Townsend.
Crews called to Province Drive last night and officials say that fire was about 8 acres.
Wednesday, three fires broke out in Sevier County: one at Walden’s Creek near Shagbark Gated Resort estimated to be 81 acres. This fire was started by trees falling on power lines. The second fire at Cresswell Road near East Union Valley which was 8 and a half acres and another at Flat Branch Road near the Spur affecting four acres.
Original Story: Sevier County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Sevier County remains under an “Elevated Fire Danger” warning, and officials say NO Burn Permits will be issued as emergency crews have worked and continue to work several brushfires which broke out overnight.
Those fires have closed Foothills Parkway West between Walland and Wears Valley.
Fire officials say a 4-acre fire off Flat Branch Road near the Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and an 8-acre fire in the Creswell Road and East Union Valley area have both been 100% contained, but crews are continuing to monitor them.
As of 1:15 p.m., crews were still working to contain an 81-acre fire at Shagbark/Walden’s Creek in the Overholt Trail area north of Wears Valley where an evacuation order remains in place.
Officials urge residents to avoid affected areas and sign up for CodeRED emergency alerts.
ORIGINAL STORY: Crews are battling fires in Sevier County and windy conditions are making it difficult and so is steep and treacherous terrain.
The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is one of several agencies that responded to three brush fires last (Wednesday) night.
Crews responded to a brush fire on Creswell Ridge near the Knox and Sevier county line.
One home and multiple outbuildings were threatened but Officials say at 3:30 a.m. this (Thursday) morning the fire was contained with 8 and a half acres burned.
There are two in the Shagbark community.
The first fire, a 2 acre fire, on Emerald Springs Loop in Waldens Creek.
The second on Overholt Trail with more more than 70 people were fighting the fire which is estimated to be about 20 acres.
Officials say both fires in the Shagbark area sparked from trees falling on power lines.
