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VIDEO: SCVFD F500 Training

Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department members, along with other fire agencies in Union County, completed training on the use of F-500 Encapsulated Agent on Saturday. What is F-500? First, F-500 EA has a remarkable ability to cool a fire and … Continue reading

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Sunset Bay Donates to SCVFD

On behalf of the Sunset Bay Owners Association, SBOA President Henry Smith presented a donation check of $1000 to Chief Chris Upton for use by the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department. We really appreciate the support.

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Engine 53 Now In Service

The 1983 Spartan Pumper/Tanker that was donated by West Penn Fire Company located in Ringgold, Pennsylvania has now been placed officially in service. The truck will now be known as Engine 53. Engine 53 has now been re-lettered and equipment has … Continue reading

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Sharps Chapel VFD Receives Pumper/Tanker from Pennsylvania

Sharps Chapel VFD is excited to announce that a fire apparatus has been donated to the department. The West Penn Fire Company Inc., located in New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, donated a 1983 Spartan Pumper/Tanker. A few members from the Sharps Chapel … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from Sharps Chapel VFD

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department would like to wish everyone a safe and very Merry Christmas!! Below are a few photos from the 2016 Union County Christmas Parade. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]

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Fire Safety Day at Sharps Chapel Elementary

Fire Safety Day at Sharps Chapel Elementary School was held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Members from the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department and Tennessee Division of Forestry were on hand to meet with all of the students and staff … Continue reading

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Snow Hits Sharps Chapel on Valentine’s Day

  Snow started falling in Sharps Chapel during the afternoon on Valentine’s Day. Road conditions deteriorated quickly. Sharps Chapel VFD blocked the horseshoe bend at the request of law enforcement until the highway department could scrap and spread sand to help … Continue reading

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Wild Land Fire Season has Started

We would just like to remind everyone that you must now have a burn permit for any open outdoor burning of debris. Burn permits are required if burning between October 15th and May 15th. Burn permits are free of charge … Continue reading

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Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department Earns Life Safety Achievement Award

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was recently presented with a Life Safety Achievement Award for its fire prevention accomplishments in 2014 by the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Fire Research and Education Foundation in partnership with Grinnell … Continue reading

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Active Saturday for SCVFD

Saturday morning started off as training for SCVFD members. Pump testing was conducted on our engines and other apparatus from other county departments. Firefighters also shuttled water to a dump tank to keep plenty water on hand for the testing. … Continue reading

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