美国国家公园管理局在2016年加特林堡野火事件中对该地区的诉讼被驳回. Judge dismisses lawsuits against National Park Service over 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires.

联邦法官驳回了针对国家公园管理局的诉讼, 裁定有关公共警告的官员决定受到"联邦侵权索赔法案"保护. A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits against the National Park Service over the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, ruling that officials’ decisions regarding public warnings were protected under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 警方也在此时对公园的安全进行了调查, The judge found that park personnel followed the Fire Management Plan and issued appropriate alerts, shielding the government from liability. 由于火灾造成14人死亡,并摧毁了2500多座建筑. This decision overturns a previous dismissal and comes after the fires killed 14 people and destroyed over 2,500 structures.