Johnson City Fire Dept. News and Events

Apartment Fire on Buffalo St.

 The Johnson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 1009 Buffalo Street on 26 February,2010. Four engines,a ladder, a command vehicle, and a manpower unit responded with a total of eighteen personnel. The call was dispatched at 11:25:51 a.m. The first apparatus arrived at 11:29:21 a.m. The apartment complex was a three story structure that housed seven living units. It was a room and contents fire in one of the basement units. The fire was quickly extinguished by fire personnel. The adjoining apartments were investigated for possible fire extension. After the building was checked by an electrician and power was turned on all the other tenants returned to their apartments. There were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Johnson City Fire Marshal Division. Crews remained on the scene until 13:45:49 p.m.

 

 

Lt. Richard Arnold

505 E. Main St.

Johnson City, TN 37601

 

rarnold@johnsoncitytn.org

 

423-975-2840

Apartment Fire on Montgomery St

The Johnson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire at 406 Montgomery St on 20 February 2010.  Four engines, a ladder, a command vehicle, a rehab unit, and a manpower unit were dispatched to the apartment fire with a total of eighteen personnel, including one of the department’s chaplains. The call was dispatched at 6:03:33 p.m. The first apparatus arrived at 6:06:40 p.m. The apartment complex was a two story structure that housed six living units. Three of the units contained active fire upon arrival. Fire had extended to the second story. The fire was extinguished by operating personnel. The adjoining apartment units were investigated for fire extension. The entire complex received smoke damage. One of the units was unoccupied. Families in all six units were displaced by the fire as electrical power had to be disconnected to the entire facility. The American Red Cross was contacted to give assistance to the displaced families. There were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Johnson City Fire Department’s Fire Marshal Division. Crews remained on the scene until 08:51:14 p.m.

 

Lt. Jerome Palmer

205 Broyles Dr

Johnson City, TN  37604

japalmer@johnsoncitytn.org

423-283-5804

House Fire

 The Johnson City Fire Dept. responded  to a house fire at 1709 Mary Street. Upon arrival, crews discovered light smoke coming from the attic. Entry was made into the attic and a smoldering fire, caused by shorted out wires, was confined to a small portion of the attic. Crews reacted quickly to keep damage to a minimum.

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Mark J. Finucane

Assistant Chief

Johnson City Fire Department

505 East Main Street

Johnson City, TN 37601

423-975-2844 (Office)

423-975-2846 (Fax)

mfinucane@johnsoncitytn.org

firebank@comcast.net

 

 

Business Fire 10-23-2009

On October 23, 2009, the Johnson City Fire Department responded to a business fire at Dixie BBQ 3301 N. Roan Street.

The first arriving unit reported that there was smoke visible from the rear of the building. Upon investigation it was determined that an indoor electric smoker had caught fire.

Employees of the business had tried to extinguish the fire with extinguishers. The fire was extinguished within 3 minutes by the first arriving unit. The only damage to the business was the smoker. Damage is estimated at $2,000.

No injuries were reported.

Six units and 15 personnel responed to the call.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Johnson City Fire Marshal's Division.

 

David L. Harrison

Lieutenant

Johnson City Fire Department

505 E. Main St.

Johnson City, TN 37601

Tel: (423) 975-2840

Cel: (423) 791-4755

Fax: (423) 975-2846

E-mail: dharrison@johnsoncitytn.org

North Roan Business Fire:

On 09/24/09 at approximately 3:09 am, the Johnson City Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a Fire at 4473 North Roan St.   Engine 6 arrived on the scene at 3:11 am to find an exterior column involved with fire extending into the attic space. Five Fire Engines, One Ladder Company, the Shift Commander and Chief of Operations responded.  The fire was fully extinguished within an hour.
The roof area received moderate damage. Interior damage was limited due to prompt salvage operations by the Fire Department. Damage estimates are not available at this time

No injuries were reported. The initial investigation by the Johnson City Fire Prevention Division determined that the cause was due to discarded smoking materials in mulch bed adjacent to the building exterior.

Incident Commander: Captain Mark Scott mscott@johnsoncitytn.org
Safety/Operations: Chief Mark Finucane mfinucane@johnsoncitytn.org
Fire Investigation: FM Mike Freeman      mfreeman@johnsoncitytn.org

 

Lt. Robert C. Johnson

Johnson City Fire Department

Fire Station Five

205 Broyles Drive

Johnson City, TN 37601

423.283.5804

423.676.6599

rjohnson@johnsoncitytn.org

FireDept@johnsoncitytn.org

www.johnsoncitytn.org

"Clunkers" Burn at Johnson City Honda

NEWS RELEASE

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Immediate Release

"Clunkers" Burn at Johnson City Honda

Johnson City Honda's Used Car Lot #2 was the scene of a multi-vehicle fire on September 2nd. The Johnson City Fire Department was dispatched to this location, located at 3009 Bristol Highway, at approximately 3:15 p.m.

Dispatchers were initially advised of a single vehicle on fire at the rear of the lot. Additional information was received that additional vehicles were now involved. Three engine companies were dispatched to the location because of the potential exposures.

Upon arrival, Firefighters found three vehicles well involved in fire. A fourth vehicle was beginning to ignite. Crews quickly attacked the fire, and contained the fire to the three vehicles involved upon arrival.

The three vehicles, all full size trucks, were a total loss. The fourth vehicle, an SUV, only suffered some minor heat damage. A wooded area near the lot was exposed, but crews prevent the fire from extending.

Further investigation reveled the vehicles were all a part of the "Cash for Clunkers" Program. The vehicles involved were being blown up by the dealership as a part of complying with the rules of the reimbursement program. The vehicles were scheduled to be sent to the recycling yard tomorrow.

No civilians or firefighter were injured during the incident.

Three engine companies and shift supervisor responded to the call. Ten fire personnel were on the scene.

For additional information contact Lieutenant Jason Powell 423-483-5819.

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