The members of the Kingsport Fire Department serve the members of the community 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We don’t do it for recognition or even just a paycheck. We do it because we have a love ...
Read More »Monthly Archives: June 2014
Kingsport Firefighters Make Quick Stop on Apartment Fire
On Thursday, June 26th, 2014, the Kingsport Fire Department responded to the 1400 block of Stratford Road for a report of smoke coming from an apartment complex. Engine 3 arrived on-scene to find smoke coming from the C-side of a ...
Read More »Camping and Being F.O.O.L.ish.
After weeks of working to repair water damage in my camper, I pulled to Douglas Lake in the Dandridge, TN area this week. Talk about beautiful?!?! The campground my family and I are staying at just opened this year, and ...
Read More »Kingsport Firefighters Battle Tractor Trailer Fire in Extreme Heat
Around 1300hrs, the Kingsport Fire Department was alerted of a tractor trailer fire on the I-81 off-ramp at the 57mm. KFD Engine 6 and Engine 7 responded to the reported fire and had heavy smoke visible prior to arriving on-scene. ...
Read More »Public Safety Cyclist Training Course Rides into The “Model City”
This week, members of the Kingsport Police Department, Kingsport Fire Department, and Sullivan County EMS have been completing a bicycle training course that will prepare them for emergency responses during highly congested events in The “Model City.” The course is ...
Read More »Becoming “Fully Involved”: Tennessee Style
On May 31st, I travelled down to Rhea County, Tennessee to attend the Fully Involved Leadership seminar by Mark vonAppen. As many of you are aware, I have been a big follower of Cpt. vonAppen’s work for quite some time. ...
Read More »Blowin’ Smoke with Chief Ty Dickerson
This edition of Blowin’ Smoke features a veteran member of the fire service from a department just a few hours away. Chief Ty Dickerson is the Chief of the City of Lexington Fire Department in Lexington, Virginia. I reached out ...
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