On Monday (Oct 21, 2024), at 4:28 p.m., Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a brush fire on Brindilene Drive. Upon arrival, the fire was already an acre-wide and picking up steam. Crews immediately cut a fire break around the entire fire, which contained the blaze and kept it from spreading. The Tennessee Division of …
Friday night at 9:23, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 2100 block of Highway 134 for a structure fire. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a fully involved structure fire, with 50-foot-tall flames and a brush fire spreading from the burning structure. Fire crews immediately began preventing the fire from spreading …
Wednesday afternoon at 4:28 PM, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 500 block of Old Whiteside Road for a structure fire. Haletown crews quickly located the fire in the roof and began an aggressive interior attack. Crews contained the fire to the attic and quickly extinguished it. The cause of the fire was a …
On Tuesday around 5 AM, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department reported to the 200 block of Rankins Cove Church Road for a fully involved structure fire. Firefighters began battling the blaze and received manpower assistance from the Jasper Fire Department and Jasper Highlands. The fire was quickly extinguished by fire crews. There were no injuries …
On Sunday, July 28, 2024, just before midnight, Haletown Fire reported to I-24 Mile Marker 166 for a fully engulfed semi-trailer hauling pork. Upon arrival, Haletown and Jasper Firefighters battled and extinguished the fire. Firefighters and TDOT personnel cleared the wreckage from the interstate. The scene was cleared by all fire personnel just after 2 …
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 …
On Friday, May 31, 2024, just before 2 PM the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department, Jasper Fire, Kimball Fire, Puckett EMS, Life Force, and Marion County Sheriff deputies responded to Highway 41 near Sullivans Landing in the Riverside community for a motorcycle crash with serious injuries. Emergency personnel found the motorcycle driver, Steve Melton from Tracy …
The Jasper Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded a Tennessee Fire Marshall Rescue Grant. The money from the grant was used to purchase a new S54-SLI spreader with pulling hooks and chain attachments, SC-240 SLI high strength cutter, 6 batteries with 3 chargers and Sawzall.
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, …
Each year, the first week in March is observed in Tennessee as Volunteer Firefighters Week to honor and recognize volunteer firefighters for their courageous and dedicated service. “Tennessee’s volunteer fire departments embody the Volunteer State’s spirit as they willingly put their lives on the line for their communities for little or no compensation or recognition …
