Christin Chandler was at work at Sugarlands Distilling Co. in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on Nov. 28 when she noticed that the sky had taken on an unnatural orange glow. Outside, the smoke was so thick she couldn’t see oncoming traffic. The 34-year-old, who lives in Knoxville and commutes an hour to work every day, knew wildfires had been popping up in the surrounding forests for weeks, but something seemed different about this one.