The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry fights and extinguishes more than 2,500 wildland fires that burn each year. Some wildfires have cropped up in East Tennessee this past year, causing damage and impacting landowners.
In Sevier County, an area all too familiar with wildfires, the Sevier County Fire Department recently shared how its crews monitor and fight wildland fires. The agency posted a video on social media this week showing how firefighters recently monitored what’s called a “control line” during a brief period of decreased fire activity during the Rocky Flats Fire earlier this month.
The control line had been put into place around a structure in the woods in preparation for the approaching flames. SCFD states that a control line “is an area completely cleared of any and all vegetation down to mineral soil.