Creating defensible space includes cleaning out gutters, trimming low-hanging branches, removing dry shrubbery and brush, and keeping roofs clear of debris. Residents should also obtain a burn permit ...

SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The services of Sumner County’s volunteer fire departments are in limbo. The county’s budget ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Grants totaling over $1 million were distributed to volunteer fire and rescue squads in East Tennessee in a ceremony on Friday. Volunteer fire and rescue squads serve the ...

A former fire chief in Overton County, who repaid more than $86,000 in grant money he was accused of misusing, has been indicted by a grand jury. Investigators with the Tennessee Comptroller of the ...

County Commission Chairman Ken Smith said Wednesday he has asked County Attorney Janie Parks Varnell to meet with county volunteer fire department chiefs to hear their concerns with a resolution ...

OVERTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The former fire chief of the Rickman Volunteer Fire Department has been indicted after an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office. According to the ...

FALL BRANCH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Fall Branch Volunteer Fire Department announced the arrival of its new pumper truck – Tanker 8. The department stated that the new apparatus was made possible with ...

SLAUGHTER BEACH, Del. - The Delaware Office of Auditor of Accounts has conducted an audit of the Memorial Volunteer Fire Company revealing what the office calls “control deficiencies” that reportedly ...

The New Kensington Volunteer Fire Department has found itself going on more fire calls each year, but with fewer volunteers. How does the city maintain service and do more with less? The answer ...

A high school prank involving toilet paper took a serious turn early Monday, one that resulted in a teen hurt and a local fire official charged. Hendersonville Fire Division Chief Jamie Cossler, 58, ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — A massive 38,000-pound firetruck sits inside the Colington Volunteer Fire Department right now, ready to go for emergencies. But on Sunday, the department wants community ...