Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to a quadruplex residential structure in the 400 block of McClary Road at approximately 9:20 p.m., October 22, 2020. Upon arrival, C-Shift SFD personnel noted that two units were engulfed in flames. SFD personnel attacked and extinguished the fire. Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire originated in the…
Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to the 400 block of Mary Street at approximately 6:45 p.m. today, October 12, 2020. Upon arrival, B-Shift SFD personnel noted that the attic was fully engulfed and flames had vented the roof. SFD personnel attacked and extinguished the fire. “Personnel did an excellent job of containing the…
Nurses prevented a catastrophe by extinguishing a fire at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital’s Emergency Department. Medical oxygen was allegedly set on fire by a patient, causing damage to one room and medical equipment on Sunday, Oct. 11. No one suffered injuries, said Battalion Chief Jamie Bigelow of Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD). “Damage was contained…
National Fire Prevention Week is October 4-10, and the American Red Cross Tennessee Region urges residents to test their smoke alarms and practice their escape plan as home fires continue during COVID-19. Since February, the American Red Cross in Tennessee has responded to 1,055 home fires in Tennessee to help 4,293 people with urgent needs…
A man and his wife were able to safely get out of their burning home after a fire in their garage quickly spread Friday, Aug. 21. There were no reported injuries. The preliminary investigation revealed the fire may have started in the garage and quickly spread to a second story bonus room and attic around…
Shortly before midnight on June 17, 2020, Rosemary Faulk, a Rutherford County employee, was asleep in her Yeargan Road home when her dog “Prissy” woke her barking. A startled Faulk arose quickly, and thinking someone was trying to break into her home, began walking through the house toward her garage with Prissy in hand. Her…
A family is safe today thanks to the quick thinking of some kids after their house went up in flames. At 2:30 a.m. Saturday the family at the 600 block of Big Hurricane Drive woke up to black smoke and almost no visibility. The youngest child, 11, was able to get out quickly, while three…
A Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighter suffered minor injuries at a fire of a storage facility after a wall collapsed and pinned two firefighters underneath early Saturday morning, July 4. A cinder block wall collapsed outward and landed on the two firefighters. The firefighters were pulled from the fallen debris by the Captain and…
An afternoon lightning strike sparks a residential structure fire. C-Shift Smyrna Fire Department (SFD) personnel were dispatched to the 300 block of Ella Street at approximately 2:10 p.m., June 21, 2020. Upon arrival, personnel noted that the rear exterior of the structure was ablaze. SFD personnel attacked and extinguished the fire. The structure was unoccupied…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR)’s Fire/Arson Investigation Unit (FAIU) arrested a male subject Monday morning in connection with a dumpster fire at the Dollar General Store on John Bragg Highway. Bryan Andrew Daley, 28, Bradyville, was charged with setting fire to personal property or land and vandalism. He was booked into the Rutherford County Adult…