A team of three Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters will join other agencies from Middle Tennessee deploying to Louisiana ahead of Tropical storm Sally. The Nashville Fire Department will join with other agencies from Middle Tennessee and deploy to Louisiana to aid in search and rescue efforts following Tropical Storm Sally’s landfall in Louisiana….
Residents in many Middle Tennessee communities experienced power outages overnight due to a line of severe thunderstorms and 70+ mph straight-line winds that passed through the area late Sunday afternoon. Beginning at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, a fast-moving thunderstorm system moved across the Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) service area. The speed and…
Rutherford County Fire Rescue (RCFR) and several volunteer fire departments from throughout the County responded to multiple storm related calls Sunday night. Stations ran a combined number of 59 calls for lines and trees down, fire alarms, and even a water rescue according to RCFR Chief Larry Farley. Between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., RCFR, Eagleville…
No one suffered injuries when strong storms caused trees to topple over on houses, cars and roads and threatened boaters Sunday afternoon throughout Rutherford County, a sheriff’s supervisor said. Deputies responded to 95 calls during the two hours after the storm from the Williamson County line near Eagleville to Old Nashville Highway near Smyrna, said…
In an effort to assist with recovery efforts throughout the state of Tennessee following the deadly storms of March 3, 2020, Special Kids Therapy & Nursing Center is calling on the help of participants in the 9th Annual Special Kids Race. With the help of Nourish Food Bank, a charity organization based out of Rutherford…
Although MFRD ran solid for a while last night, our city was fortunate. We had several trees down and a few sparking power lines. The power lines reported were at Franklin Road, Greenland and Leaf, and Sulphur Springs. There was a small fire associated with Franklin Road, but it was extinguished quickly. We are thankful…