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Busy Night with Multiple Calls for Green Shift

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There were a series of incidents Sunday into Monday, making for a busy 24-hour shift for Chattanooga firefighters. First, there was a fire at a vacant house under renovation that happened late Sunday (10/20/24) in the 2800 block of E 47th Street off Dodds Avenue. The call came out at 10:20 PM. Green Shift companies arrived on scene to a fully involved house fire. Two exposures were damaged and two families were displaced. There were no injuries. 

Following the fire at a vacant house undergoing renovations on E 47th Street late Sunday, firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of South Kelley Street on another residential fire at 3:41 AM on 10/21/24. Upon arrival, it was found that a fire in an unoccupied structure had been started by a homeless individual. The individual was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from the fire. CFD companies quickly extinguished the fire. Damage was limited to the small, unoccupied structure. Squad 1, Ladder 1, Engine 4, Engine 5, Ladder 5, Battalion 1 and Battalion 3 responded. At 4:52 AM, Squad 1, Squad 20, Engine 3 and Battalion 1 worked an extrication on Interstate 24 WB. No serious injuries.