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 …
The Sequatchie County Rescue Squad was dispatched at 2:01 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, for a missing person on Daus Mountain. Arriving on the scene at Daus Mountain Bunker Hill, they met with Sequatchie County Emergency Management Director Brian Ruehling, representatives from the Southend Volunteer Fire Department, and the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office. They were …
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 Wednesday evening, around 7:30, Haletown Fire and Rescue was toned to the Little Cedar Mountain hiking trail for an injured hiker. After pinging the patient’s location, Haletown Fire and Rescue, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, and Puckett EMS walked a mile and a half to the incident. After making arrangements with Marion County Rescue, the …
At 3:38 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a single-vehicle accident on Hwy 127 (Rankin Avenue) near Seminole Drive. Firefighters arrived and found the vehicle occupied by a driver and passenger. Both were extricated from the car. Dunlap Fire reports that the unnamed driver did not survive the …
On Friday, January 24, 2025, the Dunlap Fire Department and other emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident on Hwy 127 North near the Bledsoe County line. The driver of one of the vehicles required extrication. Firefighters used the Hurst hydraulic spreaders to open the driver’s door. Firemen then assisted Puckett EMS and Bledsoe County …
A single vehicle accident with entrapment on Griffith Highway required the help of multiple agencies early Sunday morning. The Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene to assist at approximately 4:08 AM CDT. In addition to Haletown VFD and five firemen, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and Puckett EMS were …
On July 22, 2024, at around 2:40 PM, Dunlap Fire responded to a vehicle fire on SR 111 Southbound, just South of the Scenic Overlook. Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies and Sequatchie County Emergency Management Director Brian Rhueling also responded. Upon arrival, firefighters found a midsize SUV with the entire front part engulfed in fire. They …
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 …
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 …
