Fire Units sent to Caney Creek RV Park last night to a camper fire

Monday night just before midnight a call to dispatch responded several fire agencies to the Roane County Caney Creek RV Park and Resort to where a camper trailer was on fire. As units arrived on the scene, heavy smoke and Flames were shown from the camper but quick response from Midtown fire department and the Emergency Services Department were able to get the camper fire out before any other campers nearby were affected. The camper allegedly was not occupied, and the investigation is ongoing as to what caused the fire. No injuries were reported.

About Brad Jones

Brad is the Owner/Operator of BBB TV 12, and has been with the company since August of 1996. Brad is a 1987 graduate of Coalfield High School and a 1995 graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Communications. He won the 1995 broadcast production student of the year award. Brad worked at Shop at Home, Inc. a home shopping network that was located in Knoxville, TN from 1993 - 1995 and then at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 - 1996. After some freelance work in Nashville, Brad joined the BBB Communications staff in August of 1996. A short stint at WVLT TV as a news photographer was in 2001, but he continued to work at BBB TV as well. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, who works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology and Associates in Oak Ridge. They have 3 kids, Trevor Bogard, 27, Chandler 22, and Naomi 13. On December 12, 2013 they welcomed their first grandchild, Carter Ryan Bogard. Brad is also the assistant boys basketball coach at Coalfield High School for the past 11 years. In 2013-14 the Yellow Jackets won their first district title since 1991 and just the 4th in school history.

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2 comments

  1. The reporting is inaccurate. There were campers on both sides that sustained heavy damage.

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