(Photo Submitted) Crews from the Tennessee Division of Forestry have been on the scene of a large wildfire on Rockwood Mountain on Walden’s Ridge west of Harriman since last night. The woods and brush fire from this past weekend on Walden’s ridge, above Interstate 40, between Rockwood and Harriman, rekindled …
Read More »STATE AND FEDERAL FIRE ASSISTANCE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE
Apply Sept. 1 through Oct. 14 West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry provides communities, groups, and organizations with technical and financial assistance. This year, the division is offering two direct grant programs through the state and is promoting a new federal program. …
Read More »Steeple Fire at Westel Baptist Church
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 …
Read More »STRUCTURE FIRE IN ROCKWOOD ON MONDAY
Multiple fire agencies were sent to help West Roane County fire department personnel to a mobile home and garage fire in the Rockwood area across from Strickland Lane and Blackjack Road Monday. The 9-1-1 call came in just after 9pm for agencies to respond to a structure fire at a home in the woods, just off …
Read More »Tractor trailer crash on Rockwood mountain midnight last night
A tractor trailer crashed last night just before midnight at the infamous 341 eastbound mile marker on I-40. The driver was transported to the area hospital to be checked out for an arm fracture, but escaped serious injuries. His truck slid into a rock wall and concrete wall underneath the …
Read More »Multiple Fire Agencies Responded to House Fire Call on Post Oak Valley Road
Just after 2pm today (Monday, March 8, 2021), several fire agencies responded to a house fire on Post Oak Valley Road in the 1400 block just outside Rockwood. When the first units arrived on scene they noticed heavy smoke and flames going through the roof. All occupants were out of …
Read More »LifeStar Transports One in Ables Valley Today after Medical Emergency
Around 1:45pm today LifeStar landed in The Ables Valley Community in Rockwood to transport a 66 year old female who was found with amedical condition after an apparent fall. A Roane County Deputy who was in the area found the female and noticed she was in need of immediate medical …
Read More »Fire in Midtown leaves family displaced
Around 10 pm last night (October 8, 2020), several fire agencies rushed to a structure fire at 3024 Roane State Highway in Midtown, just behind the former Bowling alley. When Midtown fire personnel arrived on the scene, they saw heavy smoke coming from the attic area of the single-story dwelling. …
Read More »Rockwood Brush Fire contained
Brush fire that burned about 15 acres on Sunday in Rockwood. Photo by Aylor Evans. Volunteer Fire Departments from Roane, Rhea, and Cumberland Counties and Westel Fire Department, along with Forestry Personnel were all sent to a fire off Page Road in the Mountain View Area, south of Rockwood on …
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