Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Engine 4 and Ladder 6 and District 7 responded to a duplex fire at 812 Corner Court around 3:15 Saturday morning. Crews arrived on scene to find flames coming out of the front door and windows. The occupants of the unit where the fire originated were already outside. One of the…
This Saturday, Dec. 8th – Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR), the American Red Cross, and volunteers from Kittrell VFD, Lascassas VFD will canvass local neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms for residents. This is the first of many scheduled installation events, funded by the FEMA Fire Protection and Safety Grant awarded to RCFR. Yard signs…
The staff at Stones River National Battlefield plans to burn about 310 acres of fields and forested areas on Thursday and Friday December 6-7, 2018. These prescribed burns are a part of the park’s Fire Management Plan, which was developed with public and professional participation in 2003 and updated in 2018. The areas to be…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Ladder 7 and Engine 5 responded to a vehicle fire at the Florence Market located at 5409 NW Broad Street just after 11:30 Tuesday morning. According to officials, the owner of the vehicle stated he pulled into the gas station and heard a pop. He quickly got out and realized it…
UPDATE The fire that occurred late Sunday night at Vintage at the Park apartments displaced a total of 7 people. Two other apartments other than the affected unit received water damage. No one required assistance from the Red Cross. MFRD’s Districts 1, 2, and 9 and Engine 3 were dispatched to a fire at Vintage…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Districts 1, 3, and 8 and Rescue 9 responded to a house fire at 1320 Diana Street just before 10:00 Friday morning. Crews arrived to find heavy fire on the back deck and fire and smoke venting through the roof. The attic was completely involved according to the first arriving crew…
The eastbound lanes of 840 at Exit 55 were blocked by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and local law enforcement for several hours Monday night and early Tuesday morning due to a semi-truck fire. Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s Engine 5 and District 7 arrived just after 10:00 pm to find the tractor full involved. Fortunately, both…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue’s District 9, Engine 10, and Ladder 2 responded to a fire at 2448 Janell Court just before 6:00 Saturday morning. The crews arrived to find the two story home’s garage fully involved and making its way into the house. Crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly. However, the garage will likely…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department’s District 1, Engine 4, and Rescue 2 responded to a mobile home fire at 813 Naylor Avenue just before 7:00 Saturday night. Crews were able to see flames coming from the unit upon arrival. Fortunately, everyone was out and unharmed. According to Battalion Chief Brian Lowe, firefighters were able to get…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue’s Districts 1, 4, 8, and Rescue 7 responded to an apartment fire located at 1321 Dudley Street just before 11:00 Wednesday morning. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke exiting the attic and located the fire in the bathroom and attic area of Unit 5. Fortunately no one was in the unit…