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Calderwood Fire

September 4, 2010 – 9:13 pm

The fire near US 129 and Calderwood Dam has been burning for over two weeks now, but the park’s fire crew isn’t concerned. Click here to find out how it started and what the park’s strategy is for dealing with it. You might hear a word you’re not familiar with: “duff”. Duff is a layer [...]

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GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Bad Smoke in the Smokies

May 31, 2007 – 12:30 pm

Here’s the view today from the Look Rock Webcam. Looks pretty smoky doesn’t it? It’s an 800 acre fire with a new little sister fire started, the NPS thinks, by lightning during an all-to-brief shower!! Not enough water to help, but lightning to set another fire?!? Bad luck.

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