News Releases

Local public safety agencies took part in an active shooter training exercise at Chattanooga State Community College on Wednesday. It provided a realistic setting for the drill and allowed for collaboration between first responders on a large-scale emergency incident. The CFD, CPD, campus police, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Hamilton County EMS, Hamilton County 911, Erlanger Hospital, and Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security participated in the training exercise. Months of planning went into the event and hundreds of people were involved.

Chatt State active shooter exercise

One patient was trapped in critical condition in this wreck off I-24W at the Market Street exit Tuesday morning. Squad 1, Squad 13, Engine 5, and Ladder 1 Green Shift freed the patient. Hamilton County EMS took over patient care and transported the crash victim to the hospital.

Market Street exit wreck

The Quint 14 Blue Shift crew helped a Chattanooga mom deliver her baby and the newborn was named Blessing! On 8/5/23 at 20:09, Quint 14 responded to Quinn Adams St on an imminent childbirth call. Quint 14 arrived on the scene and established patient care of the mother. Within moments, Quint 14 established patient care of a second patient. Care was continued for both patients and then transferred to Hamilton County EMS upon their arrival. Quint 14 remained on the scene assisting with loading the patients for transport to the hospital and then returned to service. Our firefighters see a lot of terrible, tragic things in their line of work so to welcome a new life into the world is a blessing!

station 14

Slick, wet roads in Chattanooga contributed to two incidents on our interstates Sunday morning, keeping our firefighters and Special Operations Division busy. At 7:39 AM, on I-75N at the split, a tractor trailer wrecked and lost 200 gallons of diesel. Then at 8:47 AM on I-24W at the top of the ridge cut, first responders found a jack-knifed tractor trailer that lost 150 gallons of diesel. Hazmat specialists from the CFD responded on both calls and Tri-State Environmental came out to handle cleanup.

semi wreck wet roads 1

semi wreck wet roads 2

Senior Firefighter Hank Parker (Squad 7 Green Shift) and Firefighter Joshua Smelser (Squad 7 Green Shift) are using their technical rescue skills in Chattanooga and beyond! Staff Sergeant Parker and Staff Sergeant Smelser are with the 134th Civil Engineering Squadron out of McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base. The 134th is known for its great work across the globe. 134th firefighters recently trained on vehicle extrication with Marine firefighters at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay during a deployment at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. For two weeks, they completed essential training, as well as multiple building and construction projects at local military facilities. Next, Chattanooga Senior Firefighter Hank Parker, a Cleveland firefighter, and an Alcoa firefighter who are all in the 134th will be traveling to train Bulgarian military firefighters. U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Teri Eicher.

FFS Parker military training