Video interview with Leslie Ackerson, reporter for WBIR in Knoxville, conducted by Casey Kaufman. Ackerson describes being the only reporter sent to cover the voluntary evacuations in Gatlinburg. While on location for interviews about the disaster, the wildfires reached Gatlinburg and Ackerson shifted her coverage to the destruction that was unfolding. She also recounts the follow-up stories during the months and years after the fires.

Video interview with Zachary James, UT undergraduate student from Sevierville, conducted by Laura Romans. James discusses his experience as a high school student in Sevierville during the time of the wildfires, including memories of classmates who were impacted, the closing of Sevier County schools, and the relief efforts.

Audio interview with Lisa and Hannah Oakley, mother and daughter residents of Gatlinburg, conducted by Ken Wise. They discuss their life in Gatlinburg before recounting the events of the wildfires. Splitting up during the evacuation, they eventually reunited, and used social media to follow the disaster as it was unfolding. The two also talk about the lasting impact the fire had on individuals and the city as a whole.