Local fire agencies head to Gatlinburg to battle wildfires

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Firefighters from all across the Tennessee Valley are heading to the Gatlinburg area to help firefighters battling huge wildfires.

According to Amy Maxwell, from Hamilton County, Fire Agencies from Hamilton County have been deployed thru Tri State Mutual Aid Association to respond to Gatlinburg.

They include: Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, Signal Mountain Fire Department, Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department, East Ridge Fire Department, Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department, Soddy Daisy Fire Department, Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services and the Chattanooga Fire Department.

20 pieces of Apparatus and 75 personnel have been sent to Gatlinburg to assist them with this large Wildland Fire.