Sevier, TN · Undetermined
An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.
0
Acres Burned
4
Days Burning
Oct 9, 2026
Discovered
1h ago
Last Update
12 public land units within 75 miles
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkClosures in effect
ClosedNational Park / NC
5.3 mi
SE
Cherokee National Forest
Check firstNational Forest / TN
16.6 mi
NE
Nantahala National Forest
GoNational Forest / NC
29.6 mi
S
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness
GoWilderness / NC
31.5 mi
SW
Citico Creek Wilderness
GoWilderness / TN
35.6 mi
SW
Middle Prong Wilderness
GoWilderness / NC
36.7 mi
SE
Shining Rock Wilderness
GoWilderness / NC
39.1 mi
SE
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
GoWilderness / NC
42.2 mi
S
Pisgah National Game Refuge
GoNCA / NC
43 mi
E
Bald River Gorge Wilderness
GoWilderness / TN
44.5 mi
SW
Nantahala Purchase Unit
GoNational Forest / NC
45.6 mi
S
Upper Bald River Wilderness
GoWilderness / TN
45.6 mi
SW
Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service
Park Closure / Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cherokee Orchard Road Closed to Pedestrian Traffic
Cherokee Orchard Road is currently closed to Pedestrian Traffic due to bear activity. All visitors must stay in their vehicles.
Park Closure / Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park Headquarters Road is closed
Park Headquarters Road is closed due to rehabilitation work on the Sugarlands water and wastewater systems.
Park Closure / Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road closed.
Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road (Heintooga Round-Bottom Road) are closed.
Official notice4 days since discovery
Data Sources
Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.
IRWIN ID: 4eea3f02-a200-4382-9053-0158063d8080
Important
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