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64 Wildfire There are very few news reports of Wildfires occurring in McMinn County. As reported by wjhl.com (https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wildfire‐keeps‐fire‐crews‐busy‐in‐McMinn‐ county/), on April 6, 2020, it was reported that a homeowner burning a field caused a wind driven fire up the mountain. The number of acres burned was not reported. It was reported by Times News (https://www.timesnews.net/news/local‐news/get‐a‐burn‐ permit‐first‐recent‐McMinn‐forest‐fires‐were‐fed‐by‐high‐winds/article_a37c41d4‐1c8d‐5846‐ 8344‐cc4bf21c4906.html), on April 8, 2020, McMinn County fire crews dealt with two wind driven forest fires in three days citing that the fires could have been prevented if homeowners obtained a burn permit. These fires were particularly difficult due to the delay in calling 911 for help and because the fires spread to a rugged mountain area. The State Forestry division did provide mitigation tips in the news article. As report ed by WCYB news, (https://wcyb.com/news/tennessee‐news/update‐McMinn‐county‐ wildlfire‐ruled‐as‐arson), on November 10, 2016, a report detailed the arson fire in McMinn 145