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Chattanooga, TN - The Chattanooga Fire Department held its annual Fire Prevention Week awards program today, October 30, 2017, at the Chattanooga Public Library downtown. Fire Marshal Beau Matlock and Assistant Fire Marshal Chuck Hartung announced the winners of the fire safety poster contest. The winning posters were the ones that best illustrated this year’s fire safety theme, which was “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” The winners received gift cards from Walmart, and the overall winner (i.e. Best of Show) will have her poster prominently displayed on a local billboard for a month. A complete list of the poster contest winners is included below:

WHO: Chattanooga Fire Department & local students

WHAT: Winners of Fire Prevention Week poster contest will receive their awards.

WHEN: Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Chattanooga Public Library, 1001 Broad Street

WHO: Mayor Andy Berke and Chattanooga Fire Department

WHAT: News conference to announce major development with the fire department

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Fire Station 1, 218 E. Main Street

The Chattanooga Fire Department is doing its part to provide a safe, enjoyable Halloween experience for area children. On Tuesday, October 31, 2017, on Halloween night, the Chattanooga Fire Department will open all 20 fire stations in Chattanooga from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Around 9:30 this morning, Chattanooga firefighters responded to a house fire at 6731 Standifer Gap Road. Battalion Chief Brandon Schroyer said the first arriving firefighters with Quint 8 encountered dark smoke coming from the basement. The firefighters attacked the fire quickly, using hand-held hoselines to extinguish the fire within a few minutes.

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