On Wednesday, I was on-shift at headquarters when we caught a run for a possible structure fire. Our engine was 3rd arriving, and the crews on-scene before us had made an excellent knock down of what turned out to be a ...

After months of planning and some opposition, the Kingsport Fire Department held it’s First Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony. The event was held at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education auditorium in Downtown Kingsport. The opposition wasn’t that members were against ...

On Friday, March 21st, 2014, Dolly Parton’s theme park in the Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood, launched a new family oriented roller coaster with the assistance of firefighters. The idea came to the park a while back when they were looking ...

With FDIC fast approaching, the plans are slowly being released for the events that will be the “hot spots” for you to attend in Indianapolis, Indiana. Last week, I posted The 2014 Firefighter Turnout: An Event You Don’t Want to ...

Candle by the Hour The “Model City” Firefighter recently received a very unique product from Candle by the Hour to review. The product that we received was the Candle by the Hour  80-hour Horizontal Candle. They offer a variety of ...

Just before 2PM today, I was getting ready to leave the house when I started hearing sirens. Throughout the next few minutes, the sirens continued to sound throughout the neighborhood. Due to the recent stretch of arson fires within a ...

Every year, I always look forward to attending FDIC in Indianapolis, IN. I actually have only attended the event twice, and I couldn’t believe what I had been missing out on! It is a great place to meet brothers and ...

Yesterday, Kingsport firefighters (B-shift) responded to the 1500 block of E Street around 530pm to find a fully involved large garage/shed structure. The fire had spread to another nearby structure, but was quickly extinguished. The original garage style structure was a total ...

Around 1730 hours on Tuesday, March 4th, Kingsport Firefighters were alerted of a reported structure fire on the 1500 block of E Street in the Highland area. As units were responding, Dispatch advised that they had received multiple calls and ...

Last week, Dollywood Heroes Tour was hosted at the Kingsport Fire Station 2 on Cresent Drive in Kingsport. Dolly Parton’s theme park in the Great Smoky Mountains, Dollywood, will be launching a fire service themed roller coaster this season. The ride, ...