Fire on Mowbray Mountain
photo by David Dean
Fire on Mowbray Mountain
photo by David Dean
Fire on Mowbray Mountain
photo by David Dean
Fire on Mowbray Mountain
photo by David Dean
Fire on Mowbray Mountain
photo by David Dean
Fire on Mowbray Mountain
photo by David Dean
Fires on Lookout Mountain
photo by Kris Bridger
North Chickamauga Gulf Fire
photo by April Eidson
From Mowbray looking at Signal
photo by April Eidson
Scene shot from Veterans' Park, Soddy Daisy
photo by Jim Ashley
Forestry Staging Area at North Chicamauaga Creek
photo by April Eidson
Forestry Staging Area at North Chicamauaga Creek
photo by April Eidson
Forestry Staging Area at North Chicamauaga Creek
photo by April Eidson
Forestry Staging Area at North Chicamauaga Creek
photo by April Eidson
photo by Jayke Hawkins, Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services
photo by Jayke Hawkins, Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services
photo by Jayke Hawkins, Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services
Helicopter getting water to fight Signal Mountain fire
photo by Amy Brown
The Tennessee Forestry Division, Georgia Forestry Commission, and fire personnel have been attending woods fires all afternoon and into the evening.
The first woods fire was reported around noon located on Hotwater Road (Mowbray Mountain). Tennessee Forestry Division personnel and fire personnel from Mowbray VFD, Sequoyah VFD, Sale Creek VFD, Soddy Daisy FD, Dallas Bay VFD and Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue responded to the scene.
At 6 p.m., the Tn. Forestry Division reported 10 acres were burning but were contained within the fire breaks, with no structure endangerment. Forestry personnel will continue to monitor this fire throughout the next few days.
Forestry personnel wanted to reassure motorists, who are seeing the fire glow on the side of Mowbray Mountain, the woods fire is under control and will continue to burn for the next several days. No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.
At 3:30 p.m., another woods fire was reported at 2214 Littlebend Road on Signal Mountain.
Tennessee Forestry Division and Walden's Ridge Emergency Services responded to the scene.
The Tennessee Forestry Division Was reporting on Sunday the Flipper Bend woods fire had 65 acres burning.
TN Forestry and TN State Parks continued to cut fire breaks to contain the fire within the breaks.
TN Forestry confirmed that they had completed/connected the fire break line at the top of Flipper Bend, Signal Mountain.
A helicopter from Air National Guard made several water drops over the large woods fire.
By dusk, a plane from US Forestry Service will drop Fire Retardant over the area that is not under control. There was no structure endangerment. Officials reminded the citizens of Hamilton County, these fires will burn for several days and will be monitored by TN Forestry personnel until the fires are out.
Firefighters were also battling fires on Lookout Mountain. Officials said 175 acres had burned, and the fire was growing.