Video interview with Cindy Ogle, City Manager of Gatlinburg during the wildfire, conducted by Casey Kaufman. Ogle discusses the challenges of serving in an official capacity to combat the fires while also balancing personal concerns. She also recounts the city and community efforts to recover following the destruction.

Video interview with Larry Waters, Sevier County Mayor, conducted by Casey Kaufman. Waters provides a brief background about Sevier County and Gatlinburg before discussing the events of the fire. He addresses the needs of a public official during a crisis and how he balanced that with personal concerns for his family. Waters also recounts the efforts following the fire to rebuild the city and bring back the tourism industry.

Video interview with Mike Werner, Mayor of Gatlinburg, conducted by Ken Wise. Werner discusses the day of the fire, the heavy smoke in the air, and the surprising speed at which the fire reached the city. He also recounts balancing his professional respsonsibilities to Gatlinburg while also managing the loss of his own home in the disaster.