On Tuesday, June 24th, at approximately 6:25 PM, the Dunlap Fire Department was assigned to a plane crash, along with the Dunlap Police Department, Sequatchie County Emergency Management, Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, and Puckett EMS TN/North GA. Firefighters assisted EMS with patient care and helped secure the crash site to prevent any fuel from igniting …
On Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025, at 8:19 AM, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a semi-truck fire on Hwy 111 northbound going up Cagle Mountain below the waterfalls. Piney Volunteer Fire Department also responded as mutual aid with their tanker. Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies and Sequatchie County EMA also responded for assistance at the …
On Memorial Day, at approximately 2:50 PM, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Rankin Ave and Old York Hwy North, near the offices of SVEC. The driver of one vehicle was trapped inside. Firefighters utilized the “Jaws of Life” to remove the driver’s door, and Puckett EMS assisted …
On Thursday afternoon, just after 12, Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Fall Creek Falls State Park for a report of females in a raft below the swinging bridge, and one was injured. Park rangers and fire personnel arrived to find everyone out of the water. The teenagers had ridden an inflatable raft down …
At 8:10 Tuesday night, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire on the side of Lewis Chapel Mountain near the overlook on Hwy 111. A brush pile from cleanups at the overlook was on fire and reported to Sequatchie E911. Firefighters determined that the fire was approximately 50 feet by 50 feet …
Members of the Pikeville Fire Department, the Dunlap Fire Department, the Piney Volunteer Fire Department, and others recently completed a Rope Rescue Operations course delivered by instructors with the Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy. The State of Tennessee Fire Commission recognizes three levels of Rope Rescue Certification: Awareness, Operations, and Technician. To become certified, participants …
On Friday afternoon, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Branch Road. When firefighters arrived, they found a home about 50% involved. They entered the residence and confirmed that no one was inside. Mutual aid for additional manpower was requested from Pikeville VFD and Southend VFD. Lusk VFD. Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department …
This past Wednesday, the Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department requested mutual aid from the Dunlap Fire Department for a garage explosion and fire near a residence on the lower East Valley in Bledsoe County. Several cars, equipment, tools, and more were inside the building. Lusk VFD and Nine Mile VFD also responded to assist. The fire …
At 5:45 AM Friday, the Dunlap Fire Department, Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a multi-car accident on SR 28 near Frank Tate Road. A driver in one vehicle was pinned in the car with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters used jaws of life tools to remove the door so Puckett EMS …
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 …
