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On Sunday, March 31, 2024, at approximately 13:49 the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the address of 1231 lakeview Drive for a reported out of control brush fire. All other union County fire departments were dispatched for … Continue reading →

The SCVFD was dispatched along with other emergency agencies to 235 Oak Grove Road on October 18, 2023 around 12:50 pm. where 2 men were trapped under a small building out in a field. When Rescue 51 arrived on scene … Continue reading →

On Sunday, October 22, 2023 around 1:40pm the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire call on Russell Brothers Road near Nikki Street in the Sunset Bay area of Sharps Chapel. Rescue 51 arrived on the … Continue reading →

Two of the Sharps Chapel VFD members recently attend the Annual TARS Convention held in Pigeon Forge during the first week of October. Lt. Dustin Ray attended a 2 day class of Lost Person Behavior and Michael Walker a member … Continue reading →

Lt. Dustin Ray and Asst. Firefighter Sarah Brewer of the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department attended the Sunset Bay Homeowners Annual Meeting this past weekend at their Clubhouse. SCVFD set up a booth for residents to learn about the fire … Continue reading →

SCVFD members recently responded to a vehicle accident on Timber Ridge Road in the Norris Shores area. When Rescue 51 arrived on the scene a Jeep was found to be over an embankment with two people in the Jeep and … Continue reading →

On June 13, 2023, at approximately 18:15 the Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the address of 402 Grizzell Ridge road on report of an out-of-control brush fire. Sharps Chapel Engine 52 responded a minute later at 18:16. … Continue reading →

Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department welcomes our “new to us” truck to the fleet. The new Engine 53 is a 1994 HME Ferrara pumper with 1,000 gallons of water, This truck replaces the older 1982 truck recently donated to Springdale … Continue reading →

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department recently was notified that they had been chosen as one one of several fire departments across the Country to receive free supplies from the Carney Strong Initiative grant. The Carney Strong Initiative is a … Continue reading →

The Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department was one of 147 fire departments chosen in the State of Tennessee for the Tennessee Fire grant this year. The Sharps Chapel VFD asked for funding to obtain newer model SCBA units (Self Contained … Continue reading →