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Smokies Wildfire Grows! An Update from Great Smoky Mountains Association
June 2007

Update on Great Smoky Mountains National Park!

In This Issue
  • Where There is Smoke...There is Fire!!
  • Smokin' Up the Smokies
  • Track Wildfire by Webcam

    • Smokin' Up the Smokies
    forest fire

    Burning logs and snags rolling down the steep slopes below the main fire can cause the fire to spread. In other areas fire is only creeping around in leaf litter, pine needles, and brush.


    Track Wildfire by Webcam
    webcam wildfire

    You can track the progress of the forest fire by viewing it live through the Look Rock webcam!


    Where There is Smoke...There is Fire!!
    fire map

    A 50 acre fire has been burning since Sunday afternoon approximately 1 mile from the Abrams Creek Campground in Blount County, TN.

    Near vertical terrain, pockets of dead pines killed by pine beetles, and dry conditions are combining to make the fire hard for the 17 National Park Service firefighters to contain.

    Little Bottoms Trail and Hatcher Mountain Trail, as well as Backcountry Campsite #17 are currently closed.

    All other areas of the park, including the Abrams Creek Campground, are operating as usual.



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