For more information on the Needy Mountain Road Fire Information, please call: 423-321-2409
For more information on other fires on the Cherokee National Forest, please call 423-476-9729
Neddy Mountain Road Fire—Jurisdiction: Tennessee Department of Agriculture—Forestry Division. The fire was detected on November 11 and is located in Cocke County approximately 5 miles east of Newport, TN. The fire is being managed under Unified Command between the Tennessee Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service. Cooperators include local Volunteer Fire Departments, Cocke County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Cokce County EMS, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
The Neddy Mountain Road Fire is approximately 1,000 acres and is 75% contained. No structures have been damaged. While burnout operations are being conducted on the SE side of Neddy Mountain a 3 mile section of Highway 70/25/9 between Bucks Road and Highway 340 is closed. As conditions warrant the road may be open later with rolling roadblocks.
Needy Mountain Road Fire Information: 423-321-2409
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