News Releases

At 1:07 AM Saturday, the CFD responded to a fire at a home in the 2000 block of Huff Place and found fire in the roof. Blue shift crews launched an interior attack and conducted a primary search. They learned that everyone was out of the house. Firefighters had the fire out in 10 minutes. It turns out that the kitchen had been on fire earlier in the evening. The resident thought they put it out with a garden hose and did not call 911. Fire smoldered and ignited in the attic space. Two residents were displaced. With an earlier call to 911 and proper overhaul by the fire department, this could have been avoided. Thankfully, there were no injuries. Engine 5, Ladder 5, Squad 1, Quint 1, Ladder 1, Battalion 1 and Battalion 3 responded.

Three members of the Chattanooga Fire Department had the opportunity to travel to Texas A&M University in College Station,TX and attend the FEMA 80 hour Structural Collapse Specialist class at their TEEX (Texas Engineering Extension Service) “Disaster City” facility. This class is a certified course that was led by task force members who have a vast amount of knowledge and experience from hurricane responses to the rescue efforts on 9/11/2001. Our members sole purpose in going to this training was to return to Chattanooga and assist with training our Urban Search and Rescue, TN Task Force 4 team with structural collapse training. This training will help teach our members how to better assist our citizens in the unfortunate event that a structure may be compromised due to any kind of force from tornados to motor vehicle accidents into buildings. Firefighter Parker, Lt. Vice, and Captain Freeman all said it was a very informative and effective training and they look forward to helping train our teams more in order to better serve the citizens of Chattanooga and the surrounding areas.

Fire significantly damaged part of a home on Mary Dupre Drive Saturday afternoon. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a reported residential fire at 1 PM in the 1600 block. Firefighters arriving on the scene reported that heavy fire and smoke were visible from one end of the structure. Crews immediately began attacking the fire and got it knocked down so they could go inside to perform a search. No one was found inside. The residents were not home. Green Shift companies continued fighting the fire and had it under control in approximately 35 minutes. Firefighters then conducted salvage and overhaul and a fire investigator was called to the scene to determine what caused the blaze. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the residents. There were no injuries. Quint 8, Ladder 7, Squad 7, Squad 13, Quint 6, Quint 21 and the Battalion Chief for District 2 responded.

Multiple callers alerted 911 to a house fire on McGill Cemetery Road Wednesday night. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a home in the 3000 block at 6:12 PM and found the structure fully engulfed in flames. No one was present at the residence at the time of the blaze. An exterior defensive attack was launched and crews had the fire under control by 6:39 PM. The cause will be under investigation. The home is a total loss. Birmingham Highway was shut down as crews fought the fire because the hydrant was across the street from the residence. Ladder 1, Quint 1, Squad 20, Quint 3, Quint 14, Battalion 1 (Blue Shift) and CFD Investigations were on the call.