Latest on the Sevier County fire

Here is the latest concerning the aftermath of the Sevier County fire:

AmeriCorps Supplying More Help: More than 60 additional national service members have been deployed to support the response to the wildfires in Tennessee, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced Thursday.

The deployment includes AmeriCorps Disaster Response Teams, a groups of specialty-trained personnel deployed at the request of local and federal emergency managers.

Nearly 100 AmeriCorps members have been dispatched to Sevier County since early December, CNCS stated in a press release.

AmeriCorps personnel have been helping in debris removal, call centers, technical assistance and other areas, CNCS spokeswoman Samantha Jo Warfield said.

"We have around 55 members on the ground right now, along with accompanying staff," she said. "These AmeriCorps members follow the more than 40 members that were deployed in December, but have now been given new assignments."

AmeriCorps is a civil society program supported by the U.S. government, foundations, corporations, and other donors to engage adults in public service work.

Help For Rentals: Survivors of the Sevier County wildfires can request additional temporary rental funding if they can demonstrate their need still exists, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said in a news release.

Those who received temporary rental assistance also receive a “Continued Temporary Housing Assistance” letter and application. The form is mailed to victims.

For additional funding, those eligible must provide documentation on several items including proof they have used their initial funding and their present income and expenses.

Applicants must submit the documentation 30 days before exhausting the funds that already have been provided.

Questions should be directed to FEMA's Helpline, 800-621-3362.

Fly-In Event Delayed: A fly-in event in which 20-plus small planes from the Birmingham, Ala., area were scheduled to land at Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport this coming Saturday has been postponed until the following weekend.

The planes from the Shelby County Aviation Association now are scheduled to arrive Feb. 4 and leave Feb. 5. According to event organizer John Barnes, the event was rescheduled because of concerns about the possibility of snow in the area Saturday.

The group had planned the fly-in to help promote tourism in Sevier County in the fires' aftermath.