Author Archives: Deputy Chief Simpson

SCVFD Purchases Large Amount of Tools and Equipment with Funds Donated from Local Businesses Matched by County Commission

Last Year a Union County resident, Tom Fitzharris of TK’S Gourmet Food Wagon decided he wanted to help the local fire departments and rescue squad here in Union County. Tom’s son had recently passed away and he was a member … Continue reading

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SCVFD Wins Equipment in Raffle

Pictured above is Lt. Dustin Ray of Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department with the new Mini Crash Kit won this past Fall at the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads Convention held October 3-5, 2024 in Pigeon Forge. Lt. Ray entered … Continue reading

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SCVFD 2024 SHOP WITH A FIREFIGHTER

 Just before Christmas on Saturday, December 14, 2024, members of the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department met with kids and parents that were chosen through school staff at the Wal-Mart in New Tazewell for the 5th Annual SCVFD Shop with … Continue reading

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SCVFD attends 2024 Sunset Bay Homeowners Annual Meeting

Lt. Dustin Ray and Firefighter Rich Zerbey attended the Sunset Bay Homeowner’s Association Annual Meeting and set up a booth for the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department. The firefighters gave out fire safety materials to the homeowners and answered any … Continue reading

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Maynardville Highway Rollover Accident

During the early morning hours of Sunday, October 13, 2024 around midnight 30 units from the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a one vehicle accident on Highway 33 between the Sharps Chapel Road entrance and Highway 33 … Continue reading

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Homepark Road Trailer Fire

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a trailer fire on September 4, 2024 around 9:24pm at 199 Homepark Road in the New Tazewell section of Union County, behind Rhonda’s Market and Deli. While in route to the … Continue reading

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SCVFD Purchases New Equipment from Grant

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department recently purchased four (4) new Scott Self Contained Breathing Apparatus’s and eight (8) new air bottles for their department. The funds for the new equipment came from a state grant that the department applied … Continue reading

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Man Flown Out by Lifestar after Fall

On Wednesday, February 11, 2024 around 2:26 pm Union County 911 Center received a call that a male subject had fallen from a ladder while working on the roof of a home on Pearl Point in the Norris Shores Community … Continue reading

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Maynardville Highway Accident

SCVFD units were dispatched to a one vehicle accident on Maynardville Highway between the Sharps Chapel entrance and Highway 33 Veterans Memorial Bridge. The accident took place on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 around 6:10pm. SCVFD Engine 54 arrived on scene … Continue reading

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Fire Prevention Day at Sharps Chapel Elementary

Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department visited the students of Sharps Chapel Elementary on Thursday, November 16, 2023. SCVFD members talked with students about cooking and kitchen safety along with who to call in an emergency, knowing two escape routes, and … Continue reading

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