Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) officials say two individuals have been arrested this week in connection with a house fire that occurred on Friday, February 14, 2020. Samuel Oliver and Shanna Gilpin were arrested and charged with arson, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit arson following nearly a two-month investigation. The two were booked into…
A Murfreesboro man has been charged with arson after setting a car on fire at a home where he once lived on Monday evening, April 13. The man then had a stand-off with police before being taken into custody. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) crews were dispatched to the car fire at 11:37 p.m. in…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) fire investigators are trying to determine who tried to set a house on fire Monday, April 13. Fire crews responded to a home in the 700 block of E. Castle Street around 4:58 a.m. Monday morning to reports of a fire with five people inside the house. Crews with Rescue…
Two families are displaced after a fire spread from one mobile home to another at the Cedar Park Mobile Home Park in Murfreesboro Saturday morning, April 11. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters were dispatched to the mobile home park on N. Tennessee Blvd at 7:48 a.m. Saturday. Heavy smoke and flames were visible when…
Discarded charcoal ashes placed in a plastic trash can is believed to have started a garage fire that also damaged the exterior of two homes Saturday night, March 28, a fire marshal investigation revealed. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) personnel responded to reports of a fire at a home in the 2600 block of Battleground…
A man is facing arson charges after intentionally setting a fire outside a business on Medical Center Pkwy. in Murfreesboro, Tuesday, March 10. Daniel Smith, 46, was detained and questioned by Murfreesboro Police Department officers and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) personnel about the fire. Fire and Life Safety Specialist Shan Womack charged Smith with…
An early morning fire sends three to the hospital. A-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to 301 Jim Bowie Drive at approximately 4:12 a.m., March 4, 2020. Upon arrival, personnel noted that the structure was fully engulfed in flames. SFD personnel attacked and extinguished the fire. All residents escaped, but two were transported…
A Murfreesboro family arrived home to notice their residence in South Murfreesboro full of smoke Sunday evening, and will not be able to stay in the home because of smoke and fire damage. There were no injuries. At approximately 5:45 p.m., February 23rd, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters were dispatched to a fire at…
The driver of a tanker truck escaped a fire without injuries. B-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel responded to a tanker truck fire at approximately 5:35 a.m., February 19, 2020, in the McDonald’s parking located at 1855 Almaville Road in Smyrna. Upon arrival, personnel noted that the cab and engine of the tanker truck, carrying…
Four individuals were displaced after a fire destroyed their kitchen. C-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to a fire at 302 Chicken Pike at approximately 12:30 p.m., February 16th. Four individuals inside the home were able to escape. Unattended cooking was the cause of this fire. “Cooking is the leading cause of home…