At 12:35 Thursday afternoon, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a mutual aid request from the Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department regarding a structure fire on College Station Mountain Road. Nine Mile VFD, Bledsoe County Rescue, and the Bledsoe Sheriff’s Department also responded to the scene. The home was a total loss, and there were …
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Local Rescue Squads Receive Grants
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) have announced that 95 Tennessee rescue squads will receive grants totaling $3 million in 2025 through the Rescue Squad Grant Program. In 2022, Governor Bill Lee and the General Assembly approved funding for this program to purchase lifesaving equipment …
Man Rescued after Falling at Can Creek Falls
On Sunday afternoon around 12:30 Piney Volunteer Fire Department and Fall Creek Falls Fire Department received a call of a person injured at the base of Cane Creek Falls / Cable Trail area. Fall Creek Falls State Park rangers arrived to find the patient in the water at the base of the falls. The patient …
Grants for Area Fire Departments and Rescue Squads
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (“TDCI”) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (“SFMO”) have announced that 104 Tennessee rescue squads will receive grants totaling $3 million in 2024 through the Rescue Squad Grant Program. Beersheba Springs Rescue Squad in Grundy County, Bledsoe County Rescue Squad, Sequatchie County Rescue Squad, Jasper Fire Department, …