(WVLT)— Park officials said a fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that prompted ... the fire was first reported on Aug. 26 and grew to 17 acres in size. Management Assistant Katie ...

The county adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains ... fire danger" warning. Fires near Wears Valley, Gatlinburg and Seymour are contained. Walden’s Creek near Shagbark: Fire has grown to 81 acres.

The National Park Service plans to burn approximately 1,400 acres of fields ... burns in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is available on the park's Wildland Fire webpage.

Here’s what visitors should be prepared for as the National Park Service burns 1,400 acres of Cades Cove - and why the park does that.