At 6:00 pm August 7th, RCFR responded to a structure fire on Deer Run Road. Almaville Volunteer Fire Rescue Department, Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department, Christiana Volunteer Fire Department, Rutherford County EMS and RCSO also responded to the scene. Heavy smoke and fire were seen upon arrival with flames shooting out of the top of the…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue officials say a fire that occurred Sunday, July 28 at Yard Sale (204 S. Front Street) was intentionally set, and they need the public’s assistance with identifying the person of interest. According to Fire & Life Safety Specialist Shan Womack, a subject was seen walking up to the dumpster behind the business…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue’s Fire Marshal placed two people under arrest in connection with the July 14th house fire at 208 Chamberlain Drive. Ashley Barner, 28, Jetton Drive, was arrested Wednesday, July 24 and charged with arson and her grandmother, Peggy O’Neal, 80, Bradyville Pike, was arrested Monday, July 29 and charged with conspiracy to commit…
Thirty-four-year-old Justin Goostree used gasoline to start a fire in his mother’s property at 5541 Brown’s Chapel Road on Sunday, July 21. Goostree reportedly suffers from depression and had been staying at the residence. After utilities were turned off, he borrowed gasoline from a neighbor stating he was going to burn down the house. Rutherford…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department units responded to a house fire located at 208 Chamberlain Drive around 6:20 Sunday evening. According to Battalion Chief Tim Swann, the call initially came in as a house fire with flames and smoke showing and possible entrapment. Swann says six units responded and a thorough search and rescue effort was…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) crews were dispatched to a brush fire located in a field at Kingdom Drive and Veterans Parkway around 2:50 Tuesday afternoon. Upon arrival, crews discovered around an acre of wheat on fire in the field. The wind caused the fire to spread rapidly, and Rutherford County Fire Rescue Department crews…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Fire Marshal is asking for the public’s assistance with an early morning vehicle fire at University Commons located at 1245 Old Lascassas Road. Crews were dispatched to the location just before 2:30 Monday morning. They arrived to find a Chevy Traverse fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters extinguished the vehicle, but another…
The Fire/Arson Investigation Unit of Rutherford County Fire Rescue has successfully identified and charged 26-year-old Tyler Hammontree today as the arsonist responsible for the trailer fire that took place at 528 Polly Thickett Road in Bell Buckle. Investigators determined that Hammond set fire to the trailer on the evening of May 29, 2019; the remains…
At approximately 4:00 Thursday afternoon, MFRD responded to the Chrisman Motel at 5630 NW Broad Street. A truck leaving the parking lot snagged a low hanging power line causing it to fall on the building and create a power surge. The resulting surge led to a fire in two of the units. Crews were able…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department had a very busy Wednesday evening with two apartment fires coming in within 30 minutes. The first fire occurred at The Cove at Center Point I located at 910 Brown Drive around 7:00 pm. According to Acting Battalion Chief Mike Keith, flames were rolling out of a second story unit when…