Large brush fire spreads near Sleepy Way in Tennessee, Cocke County TN

Wildfire

Reported: 11/7/2025 10:06 AM

Sleepy Wy, Tennessee 37727

Multiple fire departments responded to a large brush fire near Sleepy Way in Cocke County, Tennessee. The fire spread out of control, and access to the area was difficult for engines. Additional trucks and resources were requested to help contain the fire. The size of the fire was unknown at the time of the report.

Audio|Source: Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire

03:45

Transcript:

00:00

I'm trying to advise you that the caller's called back in.

00:03

No, you advise your own scene.

00:05

She says it's spreading.

00:07

She hasn't seen you guys yet.

00:09

She just wanted to make sure you guys were ten-four.

00:11

Her residence is all the way at the end of sleepy way, it appears.

00:31

Thank you.

00:34

1530.

00:37

Count off.

00:42

All right.

00:47

Stipold inside, Scott Genniglaw.

00:50

Go ahead.

00:55

Okay, we're 3607.

00:58

We're going to need some brothers' trucks up here.

01:00

There's no way we get an engine up to the access roads.

01:04

And also can you advise Tennessee Division of Forestry to have an action by going.

01:08

Unknown acreage or size at this time.

01:11

We're going to work our way through it to like the action size.

01:15

Stand for her.

01:16

You want the next two closest agencies to you?

01:29

Fire the sleepy wave, man.

01:38

County Fire.

01:39

The county fire.

01:42

I see any stuff here don't need you, head that way with a truck.

01:54

Phae, Phae, Phae, Phae,

02:10

Beak-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-

02:30

I don't know.

02:49

El Rio Fire, Long Creek Fire, Centerview Fire, Parachful Fire, Get you in route, Assis County Fire at (number withheld) Sleepy Way.

02:59

Brush fire, it's gotten out of control, requesting many bumpers, brush trucks.

03:12

Parasal Fire, fire, copy.

03:19

Frank, knocking, you're pretty steep up here.

03:22

Also bring a couple extra race.

03:24

This line is in point.

03:27

Fire to dispass.

03:34

Go ahead, Del Rio.

03:37

Engine one and engine two is 1098 on Punctin Road in route to Sleepy Way.

03:44

Fire.

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