32 Year Cookeville Fire Dept Vet Laid To Rest
A 32-year veteran of the Cookeville Fire Department will be laid to rest Thursday afternoon. Billy Joe Brogdon passed away this weekend at the age of 85. Brogdon served in the Vietnam War and the National Guard before joining the fire department. Brogdon retired in 1995. Brogdon will be laid to rest at Cookeville City […]
Cookeville Fire Station 4 Accepting Bids For Roof Repair
The Cookeville Fire Department is accepting bids to replace shingles on Station Four’s roof. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the roof is at least 15 years old. He said most roofs should last over 20 years. “We’ve had some trouble, some shingles have blown off of it and our maintenance department went out there to […]
Cookeville Fire Wants Defibrillator Replacements
The Cookeville Fire Department wants to update its defibrillators. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said by next year, their current defibrillators will be obsolete. “This will make us more compatible with EMS, we work hand-in-hand with them on the medical calls and stuff,” Blair said. “This new equipment will be state of the art, it will […]
Cookeville Fire Department Responds TO IHOP Fire Call
The Cookeville Fire Department responded to a fire call Wednesday morning at the IHOP on Interstate Drive. Fire Chief Darryl Blair said on arrival, the building was filled with haze. After investigating, the smoke was created from a faulty belt in an AC unit on the roof. “There was no fire at all,” Blair said. […]
Water Drainage Issues At Cookeville Fire Main
The Cookeville Fire Department continues to search for answers to an outdated drainage system around City Hall. Because the station is located under city hall, which has stood for over 50 years, flooding has become more of an issue. City Manager James Mills said last week crews did some exploratory work to see what might […]
