Cookeville Fire Receives $195K Grant For Hazard Equipment
The Cookeville Fire Department has been awarded an estimated $195,000 grant from TEMA to purchase additional hazardous materials response equipment. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said equipment will consist of two meters that will be used to test hazardous materials and some training props. Young said the fire department is hoping to use the equipment […]
Cookeville Applying For $190K Grant For Hazardous Materials
Cookeville applying for an estimated $190,000 grant in hopes of purchasing new training equipment for the city’s fire department. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant is administered by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. With I-40 and Highway 111 being popular routes to transport hazardous chemicals, Young said the fire […]
Cookeville FD Responds To Best Western Fire Sunday
One victim from a fire at S. Jefferson Avenue’s Best Western Hotel Sunday evening according to Cookeville Fire Department. Chief Benton Young said the police department was the first to arrive on the scene. He said responders encountered an upstairs room with heavy smoke coming from it. Young said they pulled one victim from the […]
Cookeville Fire Department Responds To Fire On S. Willow Tuesday Morning
Cookeville Fire Department crews responded to a commercial fire on South Willow Avenue in less than a minute Tuesday morning. Lieutenant Zachary Womack said the fire at the electronic repair shop began around 11:20 a.m. “We found the fire in the middle of the building, got a pretty quick knockdown on it but had to […]
Cookeville’s Hawg Barn Damaged In Monday Morning Fire
Cookeville’s Hawg Barn was damaged in a fire Monday morning. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said that the station got the call around 5 a.m. and crews were on the scene within four minutes. When they arrived, Young said there was heavy smoke coming from the whole roof of the structure. “We had crews go […]
Cookeville Salon Suffers Extensive Damage After Sunday Fire
Fire investigators were in Cookeville Monday morning gathering information from a salon that suffered extensive fire damage Sunday afternoon. Cookeville Fire Department Battalion Chief Daniel Snyder said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. No foul play is expected, Snyder said. “Upon arrival, it was confirmed heavy smoke,” Snyder said. “All of […]
Cookeville FD Responds To Two-Hour Call On Stout St.
Cookeville Fire Department responded to a two-hour call for a storage structure fire around midnight on Thursday on Stout Street. Battalion Chief Shawn Roberson said that Cookeville Police were the first on the scene. He said that once CFD members arrived, they were able to suppress the fire quickly with no injury and no spread. […]
Printer Causes Friday Night Fire; Minor Damage
A printer caused a Friday night fire at a Cookeville home was contained to one room. The fire broke out just after 9pm Friday at 1177 Locust Grove Road. Eight units responded to the fire. The printer overheated causing significant damage to the room being used as an office. Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said […]
