Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department responded to a fire at 524 N Maple Street just after 6:00 Saturday morning. District 1, Engine 4 and Rescue 8 arrived on scene to discover one patient with significant burns and heavy smoke showing from the left side of the structure. Engine 3 was called for backup. The patient was…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue’s District 8, Ladder 6, and Engine 4 responded to a mobile home fire at 1706 North Tennessee Boulevard (Cedar Park) around 12:15 Wednesday morning. According to Captain/Shift Training Officer Tracy Summar, when crews arrived the unit on Lot 105 had heavy smoke showing. Crews quickly worked to extinguish the fire. However, fire,…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue welcomed five new firefighters this week. Taylor Fitzgerald, Cruz Macias, Jordan Limmer, Derek Rust, and Nicholas Wright began their three-week orientation on Monday. They have 32 years combined fire service experience. “We are excited about bringing these gentlemen on board,” said Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks. “We are confident that their versatile…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue’s Engine 4, Ladder 6, and District 7 responded to a house fire located at 2363 Crown Hill Drive just after 1:30 Friday afternoon. All residents including the family dog were outside upon MFRD’s arrival. According to Ladder 6 Captain Terrence Thomas, when crews got on scene there was no fire present outside…
Captain Robert Alsup reported for duty one last time on Monday, January 29. He’s hanging his helmet up after serving Murfreesboro Fire Rescue for over 33 years. Alsup started with MFRD in 1984. His brother was a firefighter with MFRD and he had another brother employed with the fire department in Lebanon. Alsup says he…
The Rutherford County Fire Marshal has placed a burn ban in effect on Wednesday, January 31st and Thursday, February 1st, 2018. The burn ban is in effect due to wind gusts over 30 mph and low humidity in the Middle Tennessee area. Burn permits are free and required by law from October 15th through May…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue recently promoted Captain Mark McCluskey to the position of Battalion Chief. McCluskey began his career as a Firefighter with MFRD in February 1985. He was promoted to Driver in 1989 and Captain in 1998. He will assume the Battalion Chief role on February 1. “We are excited to add Mark to our…
The Rutherford County Fire and Rescue Department has placed a burn ban in effect on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. The burn ban is in effect due to high winds and low humidity in the area. Burn permits are free and required by law from October 15th through May 15th, 2018. They are only issued when…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue delivered a 1990 Pierce Telesqurt to the Eagleville Fire Department (EFD) Wednesday afternoon at Eagleville City Hall. The unit had been a MFRD standby since 2005 and needed to be removed from the department’s fleet due to service life. Murfreesboro City Council approved the donation to Eagleville on January 11. Eagleville Mayor…
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue recently promoted two firefighters to the position of engineer. Joshua Jackson and Jamie Layhew reported to their new assignments last week. “We are proud of these two gentlemen and are confident that they will excel in their new positions,” said Fire Rescue Chief Mark Foulks. Meet the New Engineers Joshua Jackson Joshua…