An oral history project led by the University of Tennessee Libraries records the lived experiences of the Chimney Tops 2 wildfires that swept...
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by Peter Prochilo | Jan 9, 2020 | News
2016 Gatlinburg wildfire killed over a dozen people GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Survivors of a historically deadly Tennessee...
READ MORETennessee Wildfire Survivors File $14.8M Lawsuit
by Peter Prochilo | May 25, 2018 | News
Federal employees blamed for violating fire-management policies KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two survivors of deadly Tennessee...
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by Peter Prochilo | Dec 4, 2017 | News
Devastating fires could become the “new normal.” By JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Bob Bentz had just...
READ MOREMemorial Announced for Victims of Tennessee Wildfires
by Peter Prochilo | Nov 30, 2017 | News
14 people were killed in deadly wildfires GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A year after deadly wildfires broke out in Tennessee, members of the...
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