2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires

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forest fire natural disaster wildfire disaster

The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires were a devastating series of late-season forest fires in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park that caused widespread destruction, fatalities, and massive property damage in eastern Tennessee.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
2016 Southeastern United States wildfires	1
Gatlinburg wildfires of 2016	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	forest fire ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ wildfire disaster ⓘ
affectedArea	Gatlinburg, Tennessee ⓘ Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ⓘ Sevier County, Tennessee ⓘ
aftermath	federal disaster declaration for parts of Tennessee ⓘ lawsuits and investigations into causes and response ⓘ long-term rebuilding efforts in Gatlinburg and Sevier County ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires ⓘ surface form: Gatlinburg wildfires of 2016
buildingsDestroyed	more than 2400 homes and businesses ⓘ
cause	downed power lines (suspected in some areas) ⓘ drought conditions ⓘ human-caused ignition ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicDamage	approximately 2 billion US dollars in total economic impact (estimates) ⓘ over 500 million US dollars ⓘ
endDate	2016-12-09 ⓘ
evacuations	evacuation of parts of Pigeon Forge ⓘ mandatory evacuation of Gatlinburg ⓘ
fatalities	14 ⓘ
hasEffect	evacuation of residents and tourists ⓘ massive property damage ⓘ urban firestorm in Gatlinburg ⓘ widespread destruction of structures ⓘ
injuries	over 190 ⓘ
locatedIn	Gatlinburg, Tennessee ⓘ Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ⓘ Sevier County, Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee (eastern portion) ⓘ surface form: eastern Tennessee
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national media coverage in the United States ⓘ
notableEvent	deadliest wildfire in the eastern United States since the 1940s ⓘ one of the largest natural disasters in Tennessee history ⓘ
partOf	2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
pointInTime	2016 ⓘ
respondingAgency	Tennessee Emergency Management Agency ⓘ local fire departments in Sevier County ⓘ state and federal firefighting resources ⓘ
season	late autumn 2016 ⓘ
startDate	2016-11-23 ⓘ
structuresDestroyed	over 2400 ⓘ
weatherCondition	extended drought in the southeastern United States ⓘ high winds from a severe weather system ⓘ

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2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires → alsoKnownAs → 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gatlinburg wildfires of 2016

Gatlinburg, Tennessee → hasDisaster → 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires ⓘ

2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires → partOf → 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires