On Wednesday morning, fire crews battled rugged terrain and extreme heat as they took on a small wildfire on a remote mountain slope in East Tennessee, officials said. U.S. forestry officials said the fire on Little Pond Mountain near Watauga Lake in Cherokee National Forest has burned 5 acres. Crews have built indirect fire lines to try to stop the blaze, located about 7 miles south of Hampton in Carter County. A helicopter, a bulldozer and a 20 person crew from the North Carolina State Forest Service were assigned to the fire, officials said. The cause of the fire is not known. It was first reported Saturday to the Forest Service.
Crews fight fire in Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee
Jul 22, 2020 | 5:00 AM