Category Archives: News

On Thursday, December 17, 2020, Santa and Mrs. Claus made a quick stop in Sharps Chapel. Santa stopped by the Sharps Chapel Fire Department to ask Chief Upton and Deputy Chief Simpson for help getting around as his reindeer were … Continue reading →

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department would like to recognize two of our firefighters  for recently attending Live Burn training at the Tennessee State Fire Academy this past  weekend. Firefighters Andrew Woods and Bret Pursel attended the weekend training course on December 4th through 6th. Congratulations and thanks for your dedication!

The Sharps Chapel Fire Department conducted it’s yearly fire prevention day activities at Sharps Chapel Elementary School on Friday, November 20, 2020. SCVFD Fire Chief Chris Upton and Firefighter Dustin Ray visited the school and met with each class showing … Continue reading →

Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department would like recognize Firefighters Dustin Ray, Jonathan Blanton and Michael Scraggs for recently attending Live Burn Fire Training Classes at the Tennessee Fire School Codes and Training Academy. Chief Upton said he is proud of … Continue reading →

Three firefighters from the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department recently attended a Pump Operations Class, sponsored by Roane County Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security. The two day weekend class that was held May 16 and 17, consisted of … Continue reading →

Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department along with the Tennessee Division of Forestry visited Sharps Chapel Elementary school on November 6, 2019. Firefighters spent time with each class teaching them about fire safety in the home while the Tennessee Division of … Continue reading →

On Saturday, October 19, 2019 around 6:20pm Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a one vehicle accident on Sharps Chapel Road near Shelby Loop in the New Tazewell portion of our district. Rescue 51 responded to the scene to find … Continue reading →