[documentary] Sevier County Wildfires: Stories from the Ashes
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2017
- One year after deadly wildfires ripped through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Sevier County, we're hearing from the firestorm victims and survivors. In their own words, they describe the loss, recovery and rebuilding process in a community that's "mountain tough."
www.wate.com/news/local-news/s...
R.I.P. Pam Johnson. Back in the '00s, she helped feed me and many of my friends when we were homeless or crashing at Traveller's in Gatlinburg. I still remember, even after I had housing, I'd stop in at Fay & Dale's and talk to her. She was a sweet woman, and her memory lives on.
..and Constance Reed along with her 2 daughters
I worked with Ms. Alice at the Christmas Place and I remember vividly that Sunday before the fire and she was talking about her grandkids and her kids coming up to visit her and then going into work that Monday after the fires and my coworkers telling me she was missing, I prayed for a better outcome may she Rest In Peace along with the other victims
I live in Wears Valley and the fire in our area where caused by the wind and down transformers. Was a perfect storm and there was no controlling this fire! Was a miracle more lives weren’t lost!
I lost my home in these fires.. I'm still homeless and suffering from it.. having a hard time building up even 1/4 of what I had
Shalacy Manderson gatlinburg is my most favorite place in the world it’s just heart breaking to watch it burn in so sorry u lost your home I will send prayers for u and your family god bless u and I hope u get a wonderful house again someday in gatlinburg❤️❤️❤️😢😇😇😇😇
That's so sad Shalacy. My heart goes out to you. What so sad about this is how it was all about money. They could've put that fire out when they first saw it. But the cost was too high, and they ended up still spending the money anyway along with people losing their homes and lives. It could have been stopped!!!
@@tessw9744 amen Tess! Although I didn’t loose anything being from central Virginia, my heart broke in 2 seeing the pictures & keeping up with the fire on the news. My dads a now life time member of our fire DEPT here & at one time both my sons were junior members. It tore me up inside knowing so many lives were lost. 🙏🙏 & seeing the destruction
@@tessw9744 look at what they wound up spending in the end
I’m so sad honey. What would you like me to send to you ?? And very happy your ok !
Good job on report WATE
So sad is an understatement. God bless all the families that suffered loss.
there were no evacuations until the fire was already killing people, then they were only voluntary. the city of Gatlinburg was orange and smoke was thick the whole day. when evacuation got to mandatory status was when police and emt were knokcing on doors to save lives. there could have been 0 lives lost if evacuations were mandatory from the start when the skies were orange!
If I see orange and it’s dark outside I’m not going to rely on being told I have to leave, I thought the fire was almost like a tsunami if that makes sense I didn’t know Gatlinburg was visibly in danger the whole day obviously there was a fire but I didn’t realize it was basically in everyone’s face I’m not saying you’re wrong I just didn’t know that I guess that would be why it seemed like a tsunami cause nobody was told to mandatory evacuate til it was too late, I see multiple people saying the same thing about the fire being prevalent the whole day i was given same lies the mayor was saying about basically all the sudden conditions deteriorated instantly
Great video but I find it absolutely disgusting that the news channel loaded as many ads as they could on this video. It’s a complete disgrace!
The ads didn't bother me as much as the Mayor.
It could have been avoided. They didn't want to spend the money to put it out when they first saw it. Spent the money anyway when it got too big to control and people lost their homes and lives as a result. This is just horrible.
They made a choice not to respond immediately and then blamed the teens after their failure not to respond immediately...
Terrible negligence
On the part of the National Park Service and authorities in Gatlinburg.
This teaches me to be aware of things yourself to protect family.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Sadly most emergency plans an such don't work perfectly in crisis mode lives lost and many saved too RIP to victims .
Not if but when will it happen again
Scott Tegler hit the nail on the head. I was on the mountain that night. The NPS is FUBAR.
Sounds like a bunch of excuses to me from the higher ups .
I go to the smokies every year. The one place of Tennessee the family and i enjoy . I would love to buy property there but cant afford it so we at least visit as often as we can afford. Would love to ride on the motorcycle this year, i unfortunately only saw the smokies after the fact but i feel its still beautiful. I feel for these folks that lost their homes, their loved ones. Unfortunately the animosty those folks have for government and coverups i feel is well justified. Folks should have total transparency and yet all we do is try to live our lives and enjoy what time we have. I believe that the fore departments did the best they could but when nature gets wild its hard to beat. Regardless prayers to all who have lost but we must push forward and try to continue. God bless all those involved in this tragedy
2 words... volume control!
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Where are the 2 boys now who caused all this devastation and loss of life?
In jail I believe. Because they were minors their families and such hid their case very well. Shame, i'd love to see them suffer
They were let go and all charges dropped! One is related to a police officer. Total corruption and incompetence.
There were no boys or anyone else on the ground that started this.
@@jcksnghst go back and pay attention when they show the two peeks where they show where the fire was started by ONE MATCH !! wonder who had that?? Let go and took out of the area & hid from the public
@@dottiemcclung1714 these fires were started by DEW. The same technology "They" used to start the fires in California.
Should of put it out before it got out of control period!!!!
the first responders god bless them
Juvenile or other it's still public records if arrest was made there hushed mouth about it because they probably know these kids and there family they could be related to the judge himself.
There are only a few charges that a Juvenile can obtain in the state of Tennessee that are to be made public. Arson isn't one of them on the list.
I guarantee somebody knows something about these punks & there they are!! What about second degree murder, charged as an adult , just to name a few charges
@@dottiemcclung1714 intention to murder would have to be proved.
@@MyNameIsShae intention is for a premeditated charge. You can be charged with murder/manslaughter if your reckless actions result in someone’s death
@@lisaspencer1057 yes, and it would still have to be proved.
And no one punished.
There was ash raining down in Seveirville at 9 am on the morning of the fire. At noon the sky in Gatlinburg was so orange it almost blotted out the sun. All day locals at work and tourists were encouraged to stay in town. Nothing is wrong. City Officials dropped the ball on this. Wind downed power lines all over town which sparked new fires yet they didn't cut the power in the gale force winds. Police officers were guiding people into the fire. I was one of them, I begged the cop to quit sending folks toward the spur because it was burning and they didn't listen. I know teachers that worked at the Pi Beta Phi school in Gatlinburg that said they had several Hispanic students and their families never return after the fires. Many people believed they may have perishes in the fires and have hidden it. Seems like Gatlinburg was the test run for Maui.
I think this and Paradise were both used to see how Maui would go ! But happy to see someone is thinking the same thing as me ! Clearing these fires were man made !! Now the question is WHO and HOW can they be stopped ? This is worse than I thought and wondering WHO is next ?
Yes I believe it was power lines too. Fires get started all the time out west in California so it could definitely happen here
Comet plasma.
The vast majority of people had homeowner's insurance, which unlike auto collision insurance, is a replacement cost policy, no depreciation taken on the rebuilding of the structure. Also, most insurance companies compel their policy holders to carry a coverage limit on the dwelling, which is in excess of what it would cost to rebuild the existing structure with like kind and quality. Why? So, they can collect a higher premium. The bottom line is, the overwhelming majority of people whose houses burned, will end up with a structure FAR better than what they had originally. A brand new house, compliant with current building codes, and inspected by qualified building inspectors.
Don't get me wrong. This is not something the average person wants to go though, even if it means you end up with a much upgraded house. A lot of stress and headaches. Been there, done that. Hurricane Michael wrecked my house on 10/10/18.
Those kids should have been charged. They were old enough to know better.
The mayor of sevier “It is what it is and its 14” zero sympathy
That mayor can kiss my southern grits!! An mandatory evacuation should have been called way before 9pm for Gatlinburg!!
What do you expect wildfires helped keep down the volume of natural fuel fighting fires and not letting them do what nature intended it to do you caused this
They must have jumped for joy finding those 2 kids to try to steer the blame away from inept fire management.
Just admit it, you wanted to save money by not attacking the fire at the beginning.
Should be standard protocol to assume worst case scenario. You already knew you had drought conditions and had no fires in decades meaning a tinder box of fuel littered the entire area with just a spark needed from the fire that you let burn. The only variable here was wind.
Im a layman on this topic, brush fires have been decided on by basic science for decades and today we have technology to accurately predict fire behavior.
You played gross negligence with a potential hellscape in a heavily populated area.
100%
DAVIS' DIVINE DECREE: Direct Energy Weaponry Warfare: torching-terrifying those thinking that they will "rebuild" and live in love peace and harmony. This is not a gutsy gambling game; it's a grownups guarantee, next time it will take your life, so why gamble against the odds of fatal fate?!
Fuck em, damn right rebuild.
Patriots are in charge.
#wdnfwdnf