GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — As several areas across East Tennessee place restrictions on outdoor burning, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has issued a parkwide fire ban. The National Park ...

(WATE) — Fires inside America’s most visited national park have been banned until further notice, a Great Smoky Mountains National ... low relative humidity, high fire danger, and a high ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT)— Park officials said a fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that prompted the closure of some campsites, trails and a road was started by a lightning strike.