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CFD Red Shift companies made a very fast stop on a North Chattanooga house fire, preventing flames from spreading through the residence in the 200 block of W Bell Avenue. Smoke was showing on arrival Monday afternoon around 2:30 PM. Firefighters made an interior attack and had the fire extinguished within 10 minutes. They checked for hot spots, then removed smoke from the structure. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No one was home at the time. There were no injuries. Engine 12, Quint 14, Quint 1, Squad 1, Quint 17, Squad 20, Battalion 1, Battalion 3, HCEMS, CPD, EPB, and CFD Investigations Division responded.

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The CFD worked a fire at a condemned residential structure in the 3900 block of Calhoun Avenue Monday morning around 8:30 AM. Responding units reported that smoke was visible on arrival. Red Shift crews conducted a primary search of the home and nothing was found. They then launched a defensive firefighting operation due to structural integrity concerns. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Engine 9, Ladder 1, Quint 1, Squad 1, Ladder 5, Squad 13 and Battalion 1 responded along with CPD.

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Several Green Shift companies responded to the 3300 block of Parker Lane on a reported residential structure fire that could be seen from I-24. The call came in at 4 AM Monday. Crews arrived on the scene to find a detached garage on fire. They quickly extinguished the flames. The cause of the fire was determined to be a heat lamp in a chicken coop on the outside of the garage. A number of chickens perished. Quint 1, Squad 1, Ladder 1, Squad 20, Quint 3 and Battalion 1 were on the scene.

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A resident used a 50–gallon metal barrel as a fireplace, causing a fire in a detached garage. It happened in the 4200 block of Tee Pee Drive around 4 AM Sunday. Blue Shift crews had the fire under control in 15 minutes. No injuries. Eight kittens were found by firefighters in boxes in the garage. They were safe! The response included: Quint 6, Quint 8, Squad 7, Ladder 7, Engine 4, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, HCEMS and CPD.

Tee Pee fire

Do you have working smoke alarms in your home? Smoke alarms save lives!! Smoke detectors that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries. If there is a fire in your home, you need smoke alarms to give you and your loved ones time to get out. The Chattanooga Fire Department encourages all residents to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when setting their clocks forward this Sunday. Please take this opportunity to change your clocks and change your batteries!

This Saturday, March 12^th, the CFD will be hosting an event to make sure that citizens have working smoke alarms. Firefighters will be at our Training Center on Amnicola Highway handing out free smoke detectors to the public while supplies last. Recipients can then take them home and install them for life-saving protection for their families.

Make sure you have working smoke alarms on every level of your home. Test smoke alarms at least once a month. Press the test button to be sure the alarm is working. When a smoke alarm sounds, get outside and stay outside. Smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old do not offer reliable fire protection any longer. Determine the age of your smoke alarms by checking the manufacture date on the back of the alarm. Regardless of whether the alarms are hard-wired or battery powered, they should be replaced if they are 10 years or older.

SMOKE ALARM DISTRIBUTION

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Fire & Police Training Center, 3200 Amnicola Highway

Time: 10 AM- 1 PM (drive-thru setting, while supplies last)

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