Tag Archives: Kingston Fire Department

Photo provided by Chief Willie Gordon, Kingston Fire Department An early morning accident on Interstate 40 near Kingston occurred just after 7:00 this morning shutting down westbound traffic near the 353-mile marker. A box type cabover truck slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer pinning the driver inside with …

A freak accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at a residence in Kingston. The call to 9-1-1 stated that a jet ski had run ashore at a residence on Windswept Lane striking a 70-year-old female, the great aunt of the 24-year-old jet ski operator, according to Kingston Fire Chief Willie Gordon. The …

An all call for fire department officials from Harriman, Rockwood, and Kingston was sent out late Saturday evening to a house on fire. The house is right along the railroad tracks at Bell Road and South Roane Street. According to Harriman fire Chief Brad Daniels, no one was injured in …

Just before 7:00am today LifeStar landed on Gallaher Road near the Kingston Fire Station Number 2 to transport an elderly female to the UT hospital. Traffic was stopped while the helicopter landed with theassistance of Kingston Fire Department and Roane County sheriff’s deputies halting traffic until the air ambulance left …

Kingston Fire first Responders and a Roane County ambulance were sent to the Roane County jail last night just before midnight to transport an inmate identified as Greg Cribb, who according to Tim Hawn, stabbed himself with a piece of wire. He was taken to the hospital, checked out, and …

Traffic on Interstate 40 Eastbound at the 351-mile marker just past The Midtown on ramp, was tied up for hours Friday following a semi-trailer catching fire. Kingston Fire department personnel were sent to the scene to battle the blaze that appeared to be near the trailer tires, which was raging …

Multiple Fire Agencies were sent to The Jayro Apartments on Hwy 70 in Midtown this afternoon around 3pm to a fire inside one of the apartments. Kingston Fire was asked to assist as well as all volunteer agencies. As the first Midtown Fire truck arrived on the scene, they noticed …

Traffic westbound just west of the Kingston Lawnville Road exit of Interstate 40 was completely shut down after this tractor trailer jackknifed in the roadway. The driver said that he was attempting to miss another big truck in front of him. No one was injured following the 9am incident, but traffic for about …

Kingston Fire officials said one person was hospitalized. (Photo courtesy of WVLT) UDATE: 9/29/20 – The 24-year-old male that was injured was Steven Jaret Dowker. No update on his condition. He was transferred to Vanderbilt for treatment of his burns yesterday. UPDATE: 1:03PM, 9/28/20 PRESS RELEASE FROM KINGSTON PD On …

A tractor trailer driver was slightly injured and taken to the hospital with a head injury following wrecking his big rig into the ditch as he was getting on the westbound on ramp at the Gallahar Road Exit around 1 pm today. Emergency workers from Kingston Fire, Police, and Hazmat …