2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2016_Great_Smoky_Mountains_wildfires
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:affectedPark gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
gptkbp:areaBurned 17,900 acres
gptkbp:casualties 14
gptkbp:cause arson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economicImportance hundreds of millions of dollars in damages
gptkbp:endDate December 22, 2016
gptkbp:evacuations gptkb:Gatlinburg
gptkb:Pigeon_Forge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
gptkbp:injuries 190+
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent deadliest wildfire in Tennessee history
most destructive wildfire in the eastern United States in the past century
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Pigeon_Forge,_Tennessee
gptkb:Gatlinburg,_Tennessee
gptkbp:response gptkb:Tennessee_National_Guard
gptkb:Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency_(FEMA)
local fire departments
gptkbp:startDate November 23, 2016
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tennessee
gptkbp:structuresDestroyed 2,460+
gptkbp:weather gptkb:dam
high winds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2016_wildfires
gptkb:Chimney_Tops
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6