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There was a joint response to a brush fire in Lookout Valley Saturday night with multiple agencies assisting the CFD. At 6:15 PM on 12/23/23, Green Shift companies responded to 20 Birmingham Highway for a woods fire at a homeless encampment behind the Red Roof Inn. Red Bank and Dallas Bay’s UTVs were brought out to help fight the vegetation fire. Forestry and the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management were also on the scene to provide additional manpower, equipment, resources and expertise. Drones were used to show the size of the fire and aided with extinguishment efforts. Approximately two acres burned on the hillside. With all of the agencies working together for several hours, firefighters got the fire under control. Forestry widened their fire break. UTV’s from several different departments were in the woods spraying water with a dozer. Tanker 3 supplied them with water. Crews continued working on the scene late Saturday night.

Chattanooga firefighters freed a trapped passenger out of this car after a crash in the 1800 block of Wilson Street late Friday night 12/22/23. She was pinned under the dashboard of the badly damaged vehicle and cut out of the mangled wreckage. She was transported to the hospital with injuries. BC3 Carlos Hampton captured pictures from the scene as Red Shift crews conducted the extrication. The Dodge Challenger struck a brick wall.

A home undergoing renovations caught fire Wednesday afternoon and the cause is now under investigation. Blue Shift companies responded to the 1100 block of Old Pineville Road at 3:30 PM on 12/20/23. A neighbor called 911 to report that they could see flames coming from the structure. Firefighters arrived on scene and found heavy smoke and fire. They attacked the fire, getting it under control in minutes, while conducting searches of the residence. No one was found. The house has been undergoing a remodel and the fire started outside. It burned an exterior wall and then went into the attic. Once the fire was out, crews ventilated the home and conducted overhaul. There were no injuries. Quint 17, Engine 12, Squad 1, Ladder 1, Quint 1, Squad 20, Battalion 1 and Battalion 3 responded.

Multiple CFD Blue Shift companies braved the cold early Tuesday morning to extinguish a house fire that rekindled on Old Britain Circle. Hours earlier, Chattanooga Fire and Catoosa County Fire Department had assisted Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department in fighting a fire at the same location. Then at 4AM on 12/19/23, neighbors started calling 911 to report that the home in the 2800 block was on fire again. Chattanooga firefighters found flames through the roof of the empty residence and set up defensive operations. An aerial master stream was used to flow water and extinguish the fire. CFD units then turned the scene over to Tri-Community VFD and returned to service. Ladder 7, Squad 7, Quint 6, Quint 8, Quint 21, and Battalion 2 Blue Shift responded. During the initial response on Monday afternoon, two dogs were rescued from the home by fire crews. It was a busy 24 hours for Blue Shift. In addition to the responses on Old Britain Circle and calls in their individual districts, several companies also helped with a joint response to a large lake house fire in Harrison where a tanker shuttle operation was needed to bring water to the scene.