On Wednesday night (March 20, 2024), at approximately 6:15 p.m., the South Pittsburg Mountain Fire Department responded to the 10000 Block of South Pittsburg Mountain Road. When they arrived, firemen found a 6-foot enclosed trailer fully engulfed in flames. Multiple firefighters responded to the scene for approximately one hour. There were no injuries to citizens …
Mullins Cove Fire Department has received a grant for equipment from the Tennessee Division of Forestry. The grant includes wildland firefighting gear and 2 backpack blowers. Mullins Cove Volunteer Firefighters recently completed S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior and the online portion of S-130 firefighter training and earned an NWCG Certificate of Completion. The new …
Manchester, TN, fire crews responded to a structure fire Monday night around 8:28. Crews arrived on the scene and found heavy black smoke coming from the main Rescue Squad building, 2270 Murfreesboro Hwy. The rescue squad has responded many times through the years to emergency calls in the Sequatchie Valley. Firemen entered the building with …
I-59 south in Trenton, GA, was shut down Tuesday due to a large wildfire. The fire on I-59 spread quickly and wreaked havoc in the area. I-59 was closed due to the heavy smoke causing danger to both drivers and first responders. The interstate reopened after a few hours. There were no structures in danger,” …
On Saturday at 5:15 PM CST Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the top end of Hales Bar Road and Hwy 41 for a large brush fire. The brush fire was called in by our Fire Chief, who drove up on the fire. Haletown Engines 1 and 2, along with Rescue 1, responded to …
Wednesday afternoon, around 5:15, Dunlap Fire responded to a mutual aid request from the Lusk Volunteer Fire Department located in southern Bledsoe County. The Lusk department had a residential fire, which also included a camper. Pikeville VFD, Brayton VFD, Nine Mile VFD, Bledsoe EMS, and Bledsoe EMA also reported to the scene. The home was …
At 11:13 Saturday night, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the 4200 block of Highway 134 in Whiteside, Tennessee. Jasper Fire was called in for mutual aid, and as firefighters arrived on the scene, they found two RV-style trailers and a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. The only occupant was …
On 7/18/23 at 11:47 P.M., the South Pittsburg, TN Fire Department requested mutual aid for a two-story commercial property fire on South Cedar Ave. South Pittsburg, Kimball Fire, and Stevenson AL departments were on the scene suppressing exposed flames. South Pittsburg and Stevenson Fire used crews in the towers to remove the front fascia of …
