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TBI: Two juveniles charged with arson in deadly Sevier County wildfires

Posted at 6:45 pm December 7, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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People being removed from vehicles while Oak Ridge Fire Department crews helped respond to the Sevier County wildfire starting Monday, Nov. 29, 2016. (Photo by Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley)

 

Note: This story was updated at 10 a.m. Dec. 8.

Two juveniles have been charged with aggravated arson in connection with the deadly wildfires in Sevier County last week, authorities said Wednesday. The fires burned more than 17,000 acres around the Chimney Tops trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Wears Valley. Fourteen people died, 176 were injured or made ill, and more than 2,400 structures were damaged or destroyed.

Local fire departments and law enforcement agencies responded to help fight the fires and provide search and rescue help, among other aid. The fire in the park, the most heavily visited in the United States, and the nearby tourist towns has been described as the largest in Tennessee in at least 100 years.

The charges announced Wednesday afternoon were filed after an investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; National Park Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, or ATF; and the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee, U.S. Tagged With: aggravated arson, arson, ATF, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, ChIME, fire, Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, James Dunn, National Park Service, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Sevier County Juvenile Detention Center, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Wears Valley, wildfires

Anderson County Sheriff’s Department K-9s help with Gatlinburg search

Posted at 12:48 pm December 6, 2016
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Anderson County Sheriff’s Department K-9s helped search Gatlinburg after forest fires fed by hurricane-force winds raged through that tourist town and areas around the Chimney Tops trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Wears Valley, and Pigeon Forge on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, burning 17,000 acres, killing 14 people, and damaging or destroying more than 1,700 structures. Pictured above is Deputy Candy Stooksbury and her K-9 partner Barnabas. (Photo by ACSD)

 

Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Candy Stooksbury and her K-9 partner Barnabas, a specially trained bloodhound, have helped in the search efforts in Gatlinburg after forest fires fed by hurricane-force winds raged through the tourist town last week. Corporal Rick Coley and K-9 Justus, and Deputy Matt Forsyth and K-9 BamBam, have also helped.

The deputies and K-9s helped the Knoxville Police Search And Rescue Team and the Tennessee Highway Patrol in the search, rescue, and recovery mission, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said Tuesday.

Other local agencies also responded to the fires, including Anderson County EMS and fire departments in Anderson County. (See this previous story for more information.) The Oak Ridge Fire Department helped rescue 12 people trapped in cars surrounded by fires near the Dollywood theme park near Pigeon Forge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County EMS, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, BamBam, Barnabas, Candy Stooksbury, forest fires, Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg search, Justus, K-9, Knoxville Police Search and Rescue Team, Mark Lucas, Matt Forsyth, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Pigeon Forge, Rick Coley, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Wears Valley

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