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Lay Hollow Road House Fire
On May 23, 2015, at around 7:46 pm, Sharps Chapel VFD received a call of a brush fire. When units arrived on scene, they actually found a home on fire. The fire was located on Lay Hollow Rd. Engine 51, … Continue reading
SCVFD Responds to Reported Plane Crash
On Saturday evening, May 16, 2015 at 7:23pm, Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a reported plane crash at a privately owned landing strip located off Tanglewood Road near Old Valley Road. Rescue 51 was the first unit on the … Continue reading
Rummage Sale is Great Success
The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank the community for the great turn out and success of the rummage sale held this past week at the community center. Around $2,000.00 was raised to help with the general operations … Continue reading
Fire Sale May 15 & 16, 2015
Fire Sale at Sharps Chapel Senior Center on May 15 & 16, 2015 8am until ? All proceeds go to Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department. Do you have something you don’t want that someone else might need? Donations will be … Continue reading
2015 Spring Road Block and Driver Training
Members of the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone that donated to the fire department today. Members spent the day at Horseshoe Bend to collect donations for the department. Thanks to your help, our roadblock was … Continue reading
Houseboat Fire at Lakeview Marina
On 5/3/15, Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a houseboat fire at Lakeview Marina. When fire units arrived on scene, they found 1 houseboat fully involved with flames out on the buoy line. A floating dock tied to the houseboat … Continue reading
Accident on Sharps Chapel Rd.
On 4/21/15, Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a vehicle accident on Sharps Chapel Rd. near Maynardville Hwy. Upon arrival, units found the vehicle on its side. The patient was out of the vehicle and fire units monitored patient until care was … Continue reading
Sharps Chapel Lost Historic Building to Fire
In the early morning hours on 4/3/15, Sharps Chapel VFD responded to a structure fire. Engine 51 and Engine 52 both responded to the blaze. Upon arrival, units found the old post office building and store on Dr. Davis Rd. … Continue reading
SCVFD Responds to Vehicle Fire
On 4/2/15, Sharps Chapel fire units responded to a vehicle fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a flat bed pick up truck hauling a tank full of gasoline. Units cooled the gasoline tank and extinguished the fire in the driver compartment … Continue reading
South Claiborne Trailer Fire
Units from the Sharps Chapel VFD were dispatched to a trailer fire near the Union/Claiborne County line on 3/30/15. While enroute, the home was found to be inside of Claiborne County. Sharps Chapel units along with Northeast Union and Maynardville VFD’s continued in to … Continue reading