Tag Archives: Rockwood Fire Department

Retired Fire Chief Mike Wertz has passed away. The Rockwood Fire Department stated that Mike left an impression on every firefighter that passed through. He trained many firefighters in Roane County and other departments and was a long-time instructor with the State Fire Academy, a Hazmat expert, an Air Force …

The Rockwood Fire Department along with police and an ambulance were sent to the Courtney Square Apartments off Highway 70 East just before 7:00 last night where it was reported a 2-year-old had fallen out of a second story window according to Fire Chief Matt Crabtree with Rockwood. The infant …

Photo by Dudley Evans On Saturday around 4pm, Rockwood Police, Fire, and EMS were all sent to a 2-vehicle accident in which one car flipped over on its top after impact. The Rockwood Police report indicates there were no serious injuries in the mishap as a Red Kia driven by …

UPDATE: We now have an update on the fatal accident in Rockwood, Wednesday morning. According to Rockwood Police department personnel 74-year-old Stewert Henegar from Henderson St Harriman was the driver that was killed in the accident. Rockwood Police, Fire, and EMS were all sent to a fatal crash scene this morning …

File picture of Westel Baptist Church in the Westel Community Several Fire agencies were sent to The Westel Baptist Church in the Westel community Tuesday to check out a call from a passerby, stating that smoke was coming from the roof area of the church, the result from an apparent …

A T-bone Crash in Rockwood this afternoon, at Tedder Street and Gateway in Rockwood, sends 3 to the hospital. Both cars were heavily damaged and had to be towed from the scene. Rockwood police and Fire assisted in caring for the patients before transporting them to the hospital. Traffic at the location …

A Roane County deputy escaped serious injuries late last night in Rockwood. Darrell Phillips was stopped at the traffic light on North Gateway Avenue at Strang Street when a 2016 Toyota Corolla driven by 18-year-old Nicholas Hart of Oneida struck his Dodge Charger patrol cruiser from behind sending it across …

A Single car wreck in Rockwood this morning required extrication of the female driver but she escaped without injury. According to Rockwood Sgt. Dewayne Gray, a 2016 Ford Explorer traveling West on East Wheeler Street around 7:30 AM today (Wednesday, May 12, 2021), ran off the left side of the …

Rockwood Fire units responded to an out of control brush fire last night just after 8pm on Grays Way in the Clymersville area. The fire was quickly contained before it could spread to near-by homes. Residents are reminded that a burn permit is required for outdoor burning until May 15th. …

Rockwood Fire, Police, and two ambulances were sent to East Dunn Street last night for two overdose subjects. According to Rockwood Police Chief Bill Stinnett, the two males were unresponsive at the officers arrival andthey had to administer Narcan to revive them. The two also, according to the chief, refused …