GATLINBURG, Tenn., Dec. 5 (UPI) --The death toll from the historic fire in Tennessee climbed to 14, according to authorities.Officials with the … Gatlinburg and Sevier County burned the night of Nov. 28, 2016. Gatlinburg fire victims in Tennessee include a mother and daughters from the Reed family, couples, a reverend and others. Teams of police and firefighters organized at the incident level to help ensure all residents in homes that could be reached were notified of the evacuation.”Back in Gatlinburg, life continued apace. Still officials were in communication with the NPS and there was little concern the fire would reach the city.They will heal eventually. Please continue to pray for our family…. Under non-drought conditions, at least some experts had been warning officials that not allowing smaller fires to burn up fuel on the forest floor would lead to bigger fires in the future. The prosecution dropped all charges Friday against two juveniles who were accused of starting last year's deadly wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Officials with the National Park Service determined it was in a spot too difficult to fight. The Gatlinburg fire has killed at least 10 people in the Smoky Mountains area, a popular tourist region in Tennessee known for its magestic beauty. Thank you — feeling concerned.” Sadly, Taylor did not survive the fire. Dunn claimed the release of the reports could somehow interfere with the prosecution of two Anderson County teenage boys accused of starting the fire by playing with matches inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires were a complex of wildfires which began in late November 2016. Deputy Park Superintendent Jordan Clayton said the initial fire on an area called Chimney Tops, a double peaked ridge line about 4 miles away from Gatlinburg, was caused by a person or people. A WVLT reporter also confirmed the death on Facebook. Extraordinarily dry conditions, combined with a wind storm with hurricane-like power and a problematic fire in a hard to reach spot at the Chimney Tops, to create hell on one of the prettiest places on God’s Earth. (Facebook)The scene in Gatlinburg. Some have yet to be released, such as records of the National Park Service attempts to contain the blaze to the remote trail where it began five days before the firestorm erupted.The autopsy records had been sealed for months under a court order obtained by Jimmy Dunn, 4th Judicial District attorney general. … More timely and accurate communications from the [park] personnel would have helped the city to prepare sooner for what was a catastrophic event.”“Limited staffing for the PIO function and absence of a crisis communications plan created challenges in maintaining a needed awareness of developments surrounding the fire. Alice Hagler. If the truck they’re in fails, they will very likely die a horrible death.Every report praises the efforts of local first responders who often risked their own safety to save others, but each report also notes actions that can and have been taken to ensure the response will be better organized and coordinated if there is a next time.For example, information did not always make it to the PIO for dissemination, dispatchers were not given clear updates on the status of the fires and messages sometimes did not reach the intended recipients due to a combination of factors.In fact, according to an independent report by the ABS group, as late as 4:30 p.m. on the 28th, models provided by the Pigeon Forge Fire Department indicated it would take 19 hours for the fire to reach the city limits.

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