![]() ![]() "We have what we call a 'Hot Team,'" he said of the plan that was ironed out just this past Thursday. The chief said a new initiative was started recently to help each fire department deal with working in the hot weather. McClanahan has ordered each person in the department to take coolers with liquids to rehydrate.ĭepartments in the county historically lend mutual aid to one another, meaning they send personnel to help during major events. ![]() "The hardest thing is it is always very hot in a fire, but you come out of the fire and it is cool. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported three forest fires still active Saturday evening in Cherokee National Forest in Polk County that have burned several hundred acres.īlount County Fire Chief Doug McClanahan said fighting fires in triple digit heat creates an additional challenge for firefighters. They shoot out and you don't know where they're going to land."Ī fireworks display planned for Saturday night in Jonesborough as part of its Jonesborough Days celebration was called off. When I heard about the fire, I said, 'If it is as dry as it is, if a lawn mower is going to hit a rock and spark and cause a fire, what are fireworks going to do," she said. Austin Fesmire, the parks and recreation director in Athens, postponed the annual July Fourth fireworks because of the tinderbox conditions.īetty Hamby, McMinn County Emergency Management director, agreed with Fesmire's decision. In Athens on Thursday, the hot temperatures contributed to the dry conditions that left grass at a city park so dry that when a sparks ignited when a lawn mower blade struck a rock, a wide swath of grass caught fire and firefighters were called into to douse the flames. "It has been a pretty typical for a very hot, weekend day," she said. "We did hit a peak today for the month of June, which would be 1.09 million kilowatt hours," she said.Įdwards said water usage was about what KUB personnel expected it to be. ![]() The last day of June saw the highest amount of power usage for the month, she said. We build our systems so they can handle peak situations like this," she said. "We try to make sure our system is reliable all the time. Susan Edwards, a vice president and spokesperson for the Knoxville Utilities Board, said water and electric systems were working well. Hopefully we'll see this start to break down midweek and get back to the lower 90s, which is still warm but it is not what we've seen the last few days with triple digit heat." Every one is experiencing what we've seen the last few days. "We've had really, really strong areas of high pressure throughout the Eastern United States, the Central Plains and the Ohio River Valley. "By Tuesday and Wednesday we'll get relief and we'll get a chance for scattered showers the next few days and hopefully some areas can get some rain and lower temperatures," he said. Roberts said folks will continue to feel high temperatures throughout the region today and Monday, In the Tri-Cities temperatures rose to 103 degrees, Roberts said, passing the mark of 102 set on July 29, 1952. That broke a record of 106 degrees set on Ja mark that was tied Friday. Roberts said that in Chattanooga at the airport temperatures reached 107 degrees. "The old record was 104 degrees set on July 12 1930." The Knoxville office got up to 105 degrees today," he said. "All three of our sites broke all time temperature records. ![]() Sam Roberts, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Morristown, said Knoxville broke an all-time record set 82 years ago. Knoxville had its hottest day ever recorded on Saturday - and, in East Tennessee, it wasn't alone. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |