Tag Archives: Firefighters

On February 5th, 2018, four new recruits and families were gathered at Kingsport Fire Headquarters for a swearing in ceremony. Fire Chief Scott Boyd presented each of the new hires with their badge following them taking the oath. These recruits ...

April 9th, 2017: Kingsport Firefighters went to work this afternoon at the scene of a structure fire in the Lynn Garden area of Kingsport, TN. C-shift Firefighter’s responded to Clonce Avenue to find a single family dwelling well involved. Crews ...

Vintage Timber’s is a vintage wood reclaiming business that takes the wood and turns it into paneling, flooring, furniture, and can even reassemble  a complete vintage barn. Kingsport TN Firefighter’s Jamie Shaffer, Justin Waycaster, and Danny Anderson, along with the ...

Around 3:45pm, Kingsport Firefighter (B-shift) were notified of a structure fire at Domtar Paper Mill on Clinchfield Street. As this was the 2nd fire of the shift for several of the responders, they arrived on-scene to investigate where the fire ...

Earlier this week, we covered a story on ModelCityFirefighter.com about how Julie and Adam Keeton were celebrating their son’s 1 year Angel-versary in Heaven but sharing kindness with firefighters across the country. This is the same kindness that firefighters from ...

On August 28th, firefighters in Kingsport, TN responded to a reported fire in a conveyor system at a business in the downtown area. Prior to arrival, an employee had discharged an extinguisher on the smoldering fire. Once crews arrived, they immediately begin investigating to ensure the fire was extinguished. Ladder 1's aerial device was utilized in accessing the source. Firefighters used additional extinguishers on the smoldering mulch. Crews remained on-scene and worked with employees to locate the source of the fire.

In the fire service, it seems that firefighters are competitive by nature. No matter if it is during a training drill, in a seminar, or on the fire scene…firefighters always want to do their best and not be the weak ...

Around 11AM on Friday, Kingsport Firefighters (C-Shift) were notified of a possible structure fire on the 1600 block of C Street. C-3, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 1, and Fire-Rescue 12 responded to the scene. Upon arrival, fire ...

Around 1AM, C-3, Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Ladder 1, Fire-Rescue 5, and Fire-Rescue 12 were notified of a structure fire on the 1600 block of C Street in the Highland area. As Engine 2 arrived in the area, ...

Just before noon on Thursday, Kingsport Firefighters (B-Shift) were alerted of a possible structure fire near the intersection of Lynn Garden Drive and Mullins Street. As units responded, smoke was visible from a distance and the 911 calls continued to ...