Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Firefighter Eric Compton was honored on August 13 at the Motlow State EMS Education Achievement Ceremony in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Compton was one of 10 graduates from the Paramedic Program to be recognized at the ceremony. However, Compton was the sole recipient of the Leadership Award. Motlow’s Leadership Award is given to…
Law enforcement officers, a fire investigator and a witness combined efforts to identify two suspects accused of starting a fire that destroyed a shed Saturday on Almaville Road, sheriff’s detectives reported. Suspects Elijah Jennings, 19, of Farmingdale Drive in La Vergne and Karigan Garrett, 18, of Arnold Drive in Smyrna were charged with felony arson…
Kaye Jernigan has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Chief Fire Officer” (CFO). The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on July 10, 2018 to confer the designation. Jernigan becomes one of only 1,308 CFOs worldwide and is the first female CFO in Tennessee. The Designation program is a voluntary program…
Chief Larry Farley is excited to announce that FEMA has awarded Rutherford County Fire Rescue a $1.7 million dollar ‘SAFER’ Grant, that provides salaries for 15 additional full-time fire fighters. The grant will be sent for County Commission approval in mid-October, and hopes are that the new fire fighters will be on board by November….
Caleb Walls’ first day on the job as a Fire Trainee was August 6, exactly 28 years after his dad, Captain Clay Walls, started his firefighting career at Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department. Clay is excited to see his son following in his footsteps. What’s even more impressive is Clay’s father, Hencil “Hank” Walls, began his…
Three simple words can save lives during a fire: “Close the door!” The Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office and Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) are telling the community to remember those words during a fire. Closing the door reduces fire growth and spread, limits damage to your home, and could possibly save lives. A closed…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department officials are investigating a small fire that occurred at the Cheddar’s restaurant located at 1829 Old Fort Parkway just after 12:00 noon on Monday. According to Fire & Life Safety Specialist Dwajuan Howse, it appears that the fire started on the roof of the building over the kitchen area. “The exact…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department welcomed five Fire Trainees and three Firefighters last week. The eight started orientation Monday, August 6 and will continue the next two weeks. Harrison Hovater, Chris Llanes, Chris Pokracki, Lawanna Peeler, and Caleb Walls will begin a 10-week recruit class at the Tennessee Fire and Codes Enforcement Academy in Bell Buckle,…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue and Police Departments are slated to release their Lip Sync Challenge video this week. The two departments collaborated with country rap musician “Big Smo” to fulfill multiple requests from social media followers to join in the lip sync challenge fun spreading across the nation. “We might have been a little late to…
Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks accepted an award during the opening ceremonies of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association’s (TFCA) Annual Conference Monday at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro for the preservation of the department’s 1892 Ahrens steam fire engine. Bill Dundas, President of the Society for the Preservation & Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in…