ABOUT 100 PEOPLE INCLUDING CREWS FROM ARIZONA AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE FIGHTING FOUR SEPERATE FIRES DUE TO LIGHTNING THAT ARE BURNING IN THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST. AND THE DRY CONDITIONS AREN’T HELPING ANYTHING. THE BLAZES ARE CURRENTLY BURNING IN THE UNICOI, WASHINGTON, AND COCKE COUNTY SECTIONS. A FIRE INVOLVING ABOUT A HALF ACRE IN GREENE COUNTY HAS BEEN CONTAINED. SO FAR, ABOUT 400 ACRES HAVE GONE UP IN SMOKE. RANGERS DON’T BELIEVE THEY WERE INTENTIONALLY SET. SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, NEARLY 27-HUNDRED FIRES HAVE BURNED AS ESTIMATED 37-THOUSAND ACRES IN TENNESSEE, WHICH OFFICIALS SAY IS WELL ABOVE WHAT IS SEEN IN A NORMAL12-MONTH PERIOD.