On Tuesday, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded with Jasper and Kimball Fire Departments for a semi-truck fire on I-24 at mile marker 158 eastbound. Lines were quickly laid and suppression began. The fire was extinguished and no civilians or fireman were injured. The trailer on the semi-truck suffered heavy damage.
On Monday evening, (January 26,2026), Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a semi-truck fire on I-24 at mile-marker 145 westbound in Marion County, near Martin Springs. While in route the department received word that the truck was fully engulfed. The Jasper and Kimball Fire Departments were then called in for mutual aid for water tankers. …
One lane of TN-111 was closed early Thursday morning after a semi-truck caught on fire. According to officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, it happened in the 13000 block of the roadway on the Hamilton County side of the mountain. Emergency crews responded to the incident and were forced to shut down one lane …
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:55 p.m., Haletown Fire and Rescue was toned to I-24 eastbound mile-marker 158 for a semi on fire. Jasper Fire and Kimball Fire Departments responded for mutual aid along with Fire Rehab Services. Upon arrival, firefighters found the tractor fully involved and spreading to the trailer. They immediately began …
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 46-year-old man from Georgia was the driver of a car hauler that caught fire while traveling through Marion County late Wednesday morning. Â The unnamed man was injured during the incident. A preliminary report indicates the 2005 Freightliner was carrying several cars while traveling west on I-24 near mile marker …
On Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025, at 8:19 AM, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a semi-truck fire on Hwy 111 northbound going up Cagle Mountain below the waterfalls. Piney Volunteer Fire Department also responded as mutual aid with their tanker.  Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies and Sequatchie County EMA also responded for assistance at the …
On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 06:35 a.m., the Haletown Fire and Rescue was toned to I-24 Mile Marker 142 Westbound for a semi-truck fire. Upon arrival, we found the trailer on fire from the rear axle. Monteagle Fire and Rescue started suppressing the fire quickly. Firefighters made entry through the rear doors, locating hot …
At 4:30 Tuesday morning, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on the Hwy 111 SB exit ramp to Lewis Chapel Road. Prior to their arrival, the pickup was totally involved. Firefighters extinguished the fire, but the pickup was a complete loss. No injuries were reported. Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies were the first …
On Saturday afternoon, just before 5 p.m., Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a truck fire beside a resident. The Jasper Fire Department was called to the scene for the use of their tanker. Upon arrival, the vehicle was fully involved, and the fire was trying to extend into the home’s attic. Firemen responded aggressively, …
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 …
