Agencies responded to two wildfires in Tellico Plains Tuesday afternoon that encompassed 100 acres and prompted evacuations. The evacuations were for Rafter Road, Lake Heights Road, Highway 360 and ...

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Several areas have been asked to evacuate after a wildfire has spread across 50 acres in Tellico Plains. The areas being asked to evacuate include: According to Monroe ...

Fire crews are continuing to monitor areas for potential hot spots in Tellico Plains after wildfires spread for hours beginning Tuesday morning through Wednesday.

Crews in Monroe County are working to contain a 100-acre wildfire near Tellico Plains. According to the Tennessee Division of Forestry’s wildfire map, the fire is in the approximate area of Rafter ...

A wildfire in Tellico Plains, Tennessee has prompted evacuations in Monroe County.Monroe County officials are partnering with McMinn County in their containmen ...

Local fire departments and the Tennessee National Guard are fighting several wildfires in Sevier County, near Gatlinburg, as well as near Tellico Plains in Monroe County and Mountain City.

Monroe County Emergency Services added that Lake Heights ... set up between the Tennessee Division of Forestry and agencies from Monroe and McMinn counties. The Town of Tellico Plains shared ...

A structure was also destroyed in the Lake Heights area, but many were saved, according to county officials. Around 4 a.m. Wednesday, Tellico Plains Mayor Marilyn Parker said all wildfires in the ...