Oak Ridge National Laboratory Helps Respond to Gatlinburg Fire

The Gatlinburg fire in November destroyed 1,700 buildings.

The empty streets of downtown Gatlinburg during the fire.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Firefighter Paramedic, Ryan Hargis, spends time with an evacuee in the shelter.

Daron Keesee (right), one of two members of Laboratory Protection Division who were deployed with the National Guard to provide aid during the incident.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fire Department Chief Officers, Daron Long, Larry Lewis and Danny Parker (navy polo shirts) in the Incident Command Center.