BRENTWOOD, TN — Firefighter Cpt. Mark Duffield describes the day of the flood like a scene out of a major action movie, with his colleagues as the stars. “They were in the water chest deep fighting house fires while we were rescuing people on the boat. You could see the helicopters flying. You don’t know what [...]

Posted on July 19th, 2010. KNOXVILLE, TN- Eight young adults have the quick thinking of an off-duty Knoxville firefighter and a little luck to thank for saving them from a fire Sunday morning. The fire involved two historic Victorian houses in the 400 block of 11th Street in Fort Sanders next to Fort Kid and the [...]

BLUFF CITY, TN — With flashing lights, blaring sirens and rolling cameras, the Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department rushed two trucks onto the scene of a trailer less than 100 yards away from the fire station. Smoke from a smoke machine seeped out of a back window and a director called for quiet on the set [...]

Posted: July 12th, 2010. This will be my first submission to the First Due Blog Carnival. The Fire Critic is hosting it this time, and we were asked to write about the minimum standards for firefighters. More information can be found at The Fire Critic’s First Due Blog Carnival. This is my first time writing [...]

CLARKSVILLE, TN- December 22, 2009. Carmen Lopez has survived one tragedy in her life and is dealing with another after her house was heavily damaged by fire Monday. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew destroyed her home in Florida.”I would have never thought I would have a fire,” she said. “It (the hurricane) was pretty devastating, but with [...]

MORRISTOWN, TN- An explosion of smoke enveloped Morristown firefighter Jeremy Shoupe overnight while he was battling a blaze on Oakwood Circle. Fire Marshall Eual Noah was unsure this morning what caused the sudden plume of smoke out of the basement but he said quick action by EMS workers on the scene helped make sure that [...]

NASHVILLE, TN- He’s served Nashville as a firefighter for a half a century, been injured in the line of duty, and even responded to a fire that took the life of his own mother. Please read this amazing story at wkrn.com.

MORRISTOWN, TN- Morristown has made $1 million worth of major budget cuts. However, some say what hit the chopping block could jeopardize your family’s safety… [More Info at WATE.com]

KINGSPORT, TN- Around 19:20, Kingsport Fire (B-shift) responded to the 100 block of West Charlemont Ave. for a possible structure fire. KFD shift commander C-3 arrived on-scene and established Incident Command over the incident and reported a multi-family dwelling fully involved. Firefighters arrived on-scene and began extinguishing the fire using hand lines and master streams. Once the [...]

PARIS, TN- Paris Landing Volunteer Fire Department firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday afternoon at a Forest Lane home east of Buchanan. The home, owned by Rodney Sherrill, was valued at $50,000 and was described… [More Info by The Paris Post]