CHATTANOOGA, TN- Posted on January 6, 2010. A Chattanooga firefighter was taken to the hospital after being injured in a house fire late Monday night. The fire started shortly after 11:00 p.m. Monday at 3515 Battery Drive. Battalion Chief Mike Knox said flames were visible at the rear of the house when the first firefighters [...]
MEMPHIS, TN- Posted on January 6, 2010. Flames erupted at a Southeast Memphis apartment complex Tuesday night. It happened around 7:15 p.m. at the Pinebrook Point Apartments. When crews arrived smoke and flames were shooting out of the building. Four units were involved. It took crews 45 minute to get the flames under control. A [...]
UNICOI COUNTY, TN- In emergency services, mutual aid is a term that is commonly seen as helping a fellow emergency crew. Last week, the mutual aid between two local fire departments extended beyond the traditional sense, and, thanks to one station’s donation, it led to a home being saved from being destroyed by fire. Just [...]
GREENEVILLE, TN- A horse barn more than one century old on the campus of Holston United Methodist Home for Children was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. No injuries were reported, and six horses and two cats escaped the blaze, according to Art Masker, president and CEO of Holston Home. The cause of the fire [...]
NASHVILLE, TN – Firefighters worked to extinguish a two-alarm early Monday morning at an apartment complex in Bellevue. The fire broke out just before 4:30 a.m. at the Mission Bellevue Ridge Apartments on Old Hickory Boulevard, just south of Interstate 40. Police told News 2 two apartment units were destroyed and about eight apartments were impacted [...]
GREENEVILLE, TN- Submitted by Michael Kinser. The Greeneville Fire Department responded to a report of a working structure fire on 12/4/09 at approximately 0430. Upon arrival, they found a fully involved, two-story, single family dwelling. Firefighters set up in a defensive attack mode working to protect exposures on the Bravo, Charlie, and Delta sides of [...]
JOHNSON CITY, TN- The best way for a firefighter to become more proficient in performing rescue procedures is by gaining experience on every possible situation a firefighter could face, according to the Johnson City Fire Department’s Kevin Haynes. “With every situation, you’re going to have differences. There are seldom any two situations that are [...]
KNOXVILLE, TN- Despite the efforts of Rural/Metro firefighters who entered a burning residence to rescue him, a man died in a Mascot mobile home…The complete story by Knoxnews.com.
MEMPHIS, TN- Memphis firefighters say an elderly man was found dead in a burning home in Southwest Memphis. The complete story found on MyEyeWitnessNews.com
SEVIERVILLE, TN- A Sevierville firefighter was injured while responding to a fire that caused significant damage to a mobile home. The complete story can be read at WBIR.com
