10-22-16 Fire Displaces Family of Seven

The Chattanooga Fire Department received the alarm at 4:11 p.m. and responded to 3308 Dodson Avenue with five fire companies. Captain Wadie Suttles with Engine 4 said heavy fire was showing when the first firefighters arrived on the scene. As additional firefighters arrived on the scene, the firefighters located the fire in a child's bedroom. Fortunately, no one was in the house at the time.

Battalion Chief Carlos Hampton, the incident commander, said the firefighters put the fire out quickly, containing the fire to the bedroom where it started. The rest of the house had some smoke and water damage. An estimate on the dollar loss was not available. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Chief Hampton said the fire displaces a mother and her six children. Volunteers with the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee were called in to provide assistance to the family. Chattanooga police and Hamilton County EMS also provided assistance on the scene.