Sparta Buying Used Fire Truck, Needed For Some Time
Sparta buying a 2000 Pierce Dash 100 foot platform fire truck for some $249,000. Sparta Firefighter Richard Taylor said the truck will be brought to the main fire station in Sparta when it arrives. Taylor said he and another firefighter went to look at and test drive the truck in Alabama, and everything was working […]
DeKalb Fire Holding Fundraiser Dinner For New Truck
The DeKalb County Fire Department needs your help equipping a new truck at the Temperance Hall station. Fire Chief Donny Green said the new truck was just purchased, but it does not have all of the necessary equipment. Green said some equipment will be moved over from an old truck, but additional equipment will need […]
Celina Aldermen Approve Loan To Buy New Fire Truck
Celina will take out a loan to cover the remaining expenses of a new fire truck. Mayor Luke Collins said the city could either pay for the $265,000 truck out of the general fund, or take out a loan to pay it off over time. Collins said there is enough money in general fund to […]
Baxter’s First-Ever Fire Truck Back As Historic Artifact
Baxter’s first-ever fire truck has been reclaimed by the Friends of the Baxter Museum for parades and community events. Friends of the Depot President Glenn Jones said the 1946 Ford fire engine was auctioned off to the town of Dunlap, Tennessee years ago. He said it recently appeared in an online auction and he jumped […]
Cookeville Fire Department Looking To Obtain Lightweight Gear For Firefighters
Cookeville Fire Department is expecting to get lightweight turnout gear for its firefighters this year. Interim Fire Chief Benton Young said the gear will be a first for the department. Young said the gear will be better suited for events outside of structural fires. “Where we can go out and work on an extraction on […]
Algood Opens Fire Hall To Community, Displaying New Fire Truck
Algood opened its fire hall to the community Thursday afternoon to show off its new fire truck. The fire hall was full of kids, families and officials from across the county to celebrate the official unveiling of a 2021 Pierce Enforcer Truck. The $638,000 truck arrived last month. Fire Chief Victor Jones led the ceremony […]
Algood’s New Fire Equipment First Step To Updating Department
The Algood Fire Department receiving new gear is a key first step in catching the department up on outdated equipment. Fire Chief Victor Jones said 90 percent of his department’s gear was set to expire within a year. Jones said it is not a matter of technology changing, he said that after nearly a decade […]
Algood Fire Dept. Getting New Pumper Truck
The Algood Fire Department is adding a new pumper truck to its fleet. Algood Fire Chief Victor Jones said the addition of the new truck will help the city in its goal to lower its ISO rating. “The truck that we have now is 20-years-old,” Jones said. “It’s still a good truck, but it’s got […]
Cookeville Wants To Replace 1970s Fire Truck
The Cookeville Fire Department hopes to replace its 48-year-old ladder truck this year. The 1972 American Lafrance fire truck has a 100-foot ladder with no water pump and is unrepairable. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the new truck will be custom made to the needs of Cookeville. “We are going to try to get the […]
