The Model City Station Tour articles will showcase the fire station throughout the area. Information detailed in the articles will show some of the design elements built into the station, the living quarters, unique station features, and any customization the ...

On Wednesday morning, emergency responders were dispatched to a number of motor vehicle accidents along Interstate 77 in Hillsville, VA (Carroll County). While firefighters were responding, they were using a cross-over in the median, one of there apparatus was struck ...

In July of 2014, I attended the South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo in Raleigh, NC with Rhett (FireCritic.com) and Willie (IronFiremen.com) Shortly after arriving, I met a few brothers from Mooresville Fire (NC) that were hanging around and giving a helping ...

This afternoon, Kingsport Firefighters (B-Shift) responded to West Park Drive for a reported basement fire. The full assignment consisted of Chief 3, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 4, Engine 5 Fire-Rescue 12, and Ladder 1. On arrival, C-3 assumed West Park ...

It is always great to see when people in a position to make a difference go above and beyond for others. There is no question that we all make a difference in others lives on a daily basis, but there ...

Dear ______, I’m sorry you find yourself annoyed with our passion.  I’m sorry that our pursuit of excellence bothers you. Some of you may even hate us. Don’t misunderstand me in that I’m not apologizing for my love of the ...

While a few of you may have had an opportunity in the past to grab a ModelCityFirefighter.com shirt, there were only a few out there. This recently changed with a project with Big Dawg Shirt Shack. I have been in ...

You can’t train enough for a job that can kill you! Oftentimes I have program attendees with 40, 45, even 50 years of service coming to my classes to learn. This inspires me and I always call them out and thank them for giving the class one of the greatest take-away lessons of the day. No matter how many years of service you have, there is still much to be learned.

A few years ago, our local TV channel, Channel 16, decided to capture a glance inside the happenings at the Kingsport Fire Department. Our department staffs 8 Engines, 1 Rescue pumper, 1 Ladder, and 1 Deputy Chief unit 24 hours a ...

On Saturday, November 8th, the Kingsport Fire Department partnered with the American Red Cross and Trail Life USA Troop 1557 to help distribute smoke detectors to the community. The detectors that were distributed had been provided through the Assistance to Firefighters ...