On Friday morning (Nov. 22, 2024) around 5:40 a.m., the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department called for mutual aid for a tractor-trailer fire on westbound I-24 at mile marker 144. The Jasper Highlands and Monteagle Fire departments responded. Upon arrival, a small brush fire was extinguished. The three fire departments attacked the Amazon tractor-trailer fire, which …
On Monday at 2 PM, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a semi-truck fire on Interstate 24 at mile-marker 162. The Town Jasper and Jasper Highlands Fire Departments were called for mutual aid. Upon arrival, the tractor was fully engulfed and spread to the trailer. Crews kept the fire from spreading and kept the trailer …
The Jasper Highlands Fire Department will offer the 16-hour Introduction to Fire & Emergency Services course on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings starting on 11/6/24 and ending on 11/16/24. If you are interested in attending, please contact Chief Lowell Hardin (lowell@jasperhighlandsfd.com). Have a non-emergency question? Facebook Message us or email Jasper Highlands Fire Department at …
This week, a couple of junked cars will be at Station One of the Jasper Highlands Fire Department in the dog park parking lot, where they will remain for a few days. These junkers will be used in vehicle extrication training on Saturday, October 19th. Jasper Highlands Fire Department will use its extrication cutters, spreaders, …
Dunlap Firefighters and the Dunlap Police Department Search and Rescue Team returned home safely from their deployment to Unicoi County to assist the victims of the tremendous flooding. Firemen from the Jasper Highlands Fire Department have also returned home after helping victims of the hurricane flooding. The road to recovery in East Tennessee is going …
The Dunlap Fire Department has been deployed with Dunlap Police, Sequatchie County Rescue Squad, Chattanooga Fire, and Jasper Highlands Fire to assist with operations in Unicoi County after the flooding from the hurricane. Crews arrived safely at the staging area at around 1:00 AM Central Time on Monday. They expect sporadic updates as crews are …
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 …
On Sunday, just before 6 PM, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the 500 block of Hancock Road. Firemen found an acre of grass had burned. Jasper Highlands responded for mutual aid to assist Haletown. The fire was caused by some boxes being burned in a pile. Haletown Volunteer Fire …
