Friday, December 2, 2016

Dolly Parton starts fund for families affected by Tennessee fires


CMA Awards 2016 - Dolly Parton TRIBUTE

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Polo Gutierrez climbs onto the foundation of a destroyed home to try to see if his apartment building is still standing in Gatlinburg on November 29. Gutierrez fled his apartment with other residents as fires approached the previous night.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

A destroyed structure and vehicle are seen near Gatlinburg on November 29.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

An Alamo Steakhouse was one of the Gatlinburg businesses destroyed by fire.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Trevor Cates inspects the damage to the Banner Missionary Baptist Church in Gatlinburg on November 29.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Two dormitories at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts were damaged from the wildfires that flared near Gatlinburg on November 29.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Photographer Bruce McCamish captured this image of the fires burning behind the Dollywood Dreammore Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Fires burn on both sides of Highway 441 between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge on Monday, November 28.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Thick smoke looms in Gatlinburg on November 28.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Officials from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park reported the closing of roads and several trails near Gatlinburg on November 28.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Firefighter Layne Whitney checks the treetops while working to hold the northern head of the Rock Mountain Fire, north of Tate City, Georgia, on Tuesday, November 22.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Flames from the Rock Mountain Fire silhouette a weather vane north of Clayton, Georgia, on Monday, November 21.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Fire crews bring down a dead tree along Highway 9 near the community of Bat Cave, North Carolina, on Friday, November 18.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

A helicopter picks up water from Thrasher Lake to help battle a wildfire in Amherst County, Virginia, on November 21.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Eric Willey looks on from the porch of his home as a helicopter fights a wildfire in Tate City, Georgia, on Wednesday, November 16.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Firefighters walk down a dirt road as a wildfire burns a hillside in Clayton, Georgia, on Tuesday, November 15.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

A wildfire burns as it approaches Bat Cave, North Carolina, on November 15.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Firefighters Valarie Lopez and Mark Tabaez work to cool hot spots in Clayton on November 15. A number of the fires are being investigated as suspected arson, but weather conditions are also responsible for the fires.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Firefighter Kevin Zimmer works the wildfire in Clayton on November 15.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Exhausted firefighters take a break in Waldens Creek, Tennessee, on Monday, November 14.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

A haze hovers over the Atlanta skyline from a wildfire burning in the northwest part of Georgia on November 14.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Assistant Fire Chief Brent Masey sprays water on a wildfire in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, on Thursday, November 10.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

A helicopter carrying 240 gallons of water takes off in Lake Lure, North Carolina, on November 10.

Wildfires scorch the Southeast

Smoke from the Party Rock fire spreads near Lake Lure on Wednesday, November 9.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/us/dolly-parton-tennessee-fires/

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