Around noon on Saturday afternoon, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to I-24 EB MM 164 for a vehicle fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the pickup, and the occupants fled the scene after pulling over. If you recognize this vehicle, please reach out to the Tennessee Highway Patrol or the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. No injuries were …
Travelers on I-24 Westbound may have found themselves in a bit of a slow-down on Thursday near lunchtime after a vehicle caught on fire, igniting the grass along the interstate in the same area. Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene around 11:21 AM on I-24 westbound at mile marker 160. Engine 3 …
Members of the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched Monday evening to a reported brush fire at the intersection of TN-156 and Macedonia Road. Haletown Engine 1 responded with nine firefighters. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the fire had started due to a spark from a passing train on the adjacent railroad right-of-way and the …
Local crews responded to a hazmat situation involving a semi truck on I-24 late Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews from the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department and other emergency agencies responded to the incident which involved a hazardous waste spill on I-24 Westbound near mile marker 159 (approaching exit 158 / TVA Road). The interstate was down …
On Tuesday morning at 3:00 AM the Haletown Fire and Rescue and deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to a car fire at the 18000 Block of Hwy 41. Upon arrival, Haletown firefighters found the vehicle was fully engulfed. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. The vehicle was a total loss. No firemen nor …
On Sunday at 4:46 PM the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol and Puckett EMS responded to Highway 41 for a single vehicle crash with entrapment. The vehicle ran down a 50-foot embankment. The single occupant was removed from the vehicle and Haletown Firefighters began first aid and then patient …
Saturday night around 10:15, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 3800 block of Griffith Highway for a suspected house fire. When firefighters arrived, they found a kitchen stove on fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished it. There were no injuries. Haletown Fire recently received a grant donation from the Gary Sinise Foundation. They used the …
On Sunday afternoon the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to I-24 eastbound at mile-marker 162 for a single vehicle accident with entrapment. Three occupants were extricated from the vehicle: One adult, one toddler, and a baby. All three were transported via ambulance by Puckett EMS to the hospital. Marion County Sheriff Department deputies also assisted …
On Friday at 6:17 PM the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 19400 block of Highway 41 for a tree and power line down across the road. EPB of Chattanooga and HVFD crews worked together to quickly clear the tree. EPB crews then repaired the damaged lines. The Haletown Volunteer Fire Department, EPB and …
On Monday, at 4:45 PM the Jasper Fire Department and the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to a truck fire at Loves Travel Stop. A Unites States Postal Service semi-truck was on fire when the departments arrived at Loves Travel Stop just off Interstate 24. Firemen began to aggressively battle the fire and extinguished the …
