Video interview with Fran Day of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, conducted by Casey Kaufman. Day provides a history of Arrowmont and its role in the community. She then discusses her experience leading up to and during the fire. She also talks about how Arrowmont was active in the community following the wildfires.

APPL audio interview with Fran Day, staff at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, conducted by Karen McDonald. Day recounts the day of the fire and her evacuation from her home. She also discusses some events surrounding the Arrowmont School during the disaster and time following.

Video interview with Anne May of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, conducted by Casey Kaufman. May provides a background for the school before discussing the events of the fire. She recounts helping the artists-in-residence to evacuate from the campus before evacuating from the town herself. She then tells about the community involvement Arrowmont had in Gatlinburg during the recovery period.

Video interview with Bill May, executive director for Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, conducted by Casey Kaufman. May gives an overview of the history of Gatlinburg and particularly how Arrowmont has been involved in the region since its founding. He recounts the day of the fire in regards to the suddeness of the disaster and his efforts at the school. He also discusses the community activity centered at Arrowmont following the wildfire.

APPL audio interview with William (Bill) May, executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, conducted by Karen McDonald. May describes his actions the day the fires reached the school. May also discusses the aftermath and the extent of damages to Arrowmont.

Video interview with Emily Schubert, former artist in residence at Arrowmont, conducted by Casey Kaufman. Schubert discusses her role at Arrowmont before recounting the events of the wildfires. She also details how the event has affected her and her art over the long term. Conducted over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Video interview with Frances Shambaugh, lifelong resident of Gatlinburg, conducted by Ken Wise. Shambaugh recounts her evacuation and time spent afterwards at the community center. She discusses the efforts in the community to support one another and her own efforts at rebuilding her home and studio.

APPL audio interview with Frances Shambaugh, resident of Gatlinburg, conducted by Kenton Temple. Shambaugh recounts her evacuation efforts on the day of the fire and the relief efforts. She goes into detail about the aid provided by Rocky Top Sports World and American Red Cross during the crisis.