Chimney Tops 2 Fire
The Chimney Tops 2 Fire was reported on November 23, 2016 in Sevier County, Tennessee and burned 17,140 acres. It was declared out on February 15, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 17,140 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 23, 2016
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.631, -83.478.
The incident
- Size
- 17,140 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 23, 2016 at 5:20 PM EST
- Contained
- December 18, 2016 at 12:30 PM EST
- Controlled
- January 4, 2017 at 6:00 PM EST
- Declared out
- February 15, 2017 at 8:00 AM EST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- suppression
- County
- Sevier County
- State
- Tennessee
- Nearest city reported
- Gatlinburg
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-TNGSP-016062
- IRWIN identifier
- 5E4A6146-9645-4E83-94E3-14D090DC4FBD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gatlinburg, TN covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 15, 2017 at 9:38 AM EST. Identifier 2016-TNGSP-016062.