Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department

Sharps Chapel VFD responded to a couple brush fires over the weekend. The first was on Friday, November 4, 2016. It occurred behind Rhonda’s Market & Deli on Sharps Chapel Rd. Rescue 51 and Rescue 52 responded quickly and extinguished the fire before it got out of hand. Below are pictures from the fire.

The second brush fire was on Saturday night. Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a fire along the side of the roadway on Edwards Hollow Rd. When Rescue 51 arrived, some homeowners in the area already extinguished the fire. Fire units sprayed some water to cool the area to prevent it from catching back. Please remember that the Tennessee Division of Forestry has issued a burn ban for our area due to the extremely dry conditions.

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Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a motorcycle accident on Sharps Chapel Road near Palmers Junction. The accident happened on 10/24/2016 around 3:00 PM. Rescue 51 and Engine 52 responded to the scene. Fire units arrived on scene and assisted Union County EMS with patient care on both patients and also set up a landing zone in a nearby field to land UT Lifestar near the accident. The roadway was shut down until the patients were transported to the hospital.

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Sharps Chapel VFD responded to two calls on July 4th. The first call was a vehicle accident on Sharps Chapel Rd. at Cape Russell Rd. Fire units arrived on scene to find the vehicle over the embankment on its side. The driver got out of the vehicle and fled the scene. Sharps Chapel VFD stayed on scene to assit with traffic and checked for hazards.

Just before midnight, SCVFD was dispatched to a residential fire on Loop Rd. Engine 51 and Engine 52 responded to the scene. Once Engine 51 arrived on scene, the crew found smoke coming from the basement of the home. The homeowner and neighbor had a water hose extinguishing the fire. Firefighters made an interior attack into the basement to finish extinguishing the fire and check for hot spots. The home and vehicles in the basement received some heat and smoke damage. The home was ventilated to remove the smoke. After fire crews checked the home, fire units returned to service. The fire appeared to start in the area of where an ATV was parked. No injuries were reported and the occupants made it out safely.  Thanks to Maynardville VFD and Northeast Union VFD for mutual aid assistance.

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Sharps Chapel VFD responded to a barn fire on Grizzell Ridge Rd. on 5/7/2016. The fire started from a lawn mower that had been parked too close to hay bales. The heat from the muffler ignited the hay. Once Sharps Chapel VFD arrived on scene, the barn was fully involved. Fire units kept the fire from spreading into a nearby field and cooled the fire. Units from Northeast Union VFD and Maynardville VFD assisted with the blaze. The owner lost a lawn mower, tractor, and several bales of hay. No injuries were reported.

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On Sunday, March 27^th, the Union County Dispatch received a call of a residential structure fire. Sharps Chapel and Northeast Union Fire Departments was dispatched to the incident.

Sharps Chapel E52 arrived on the scene in 6 minutes with two crew members on board. E51 arrived shortly after with one crew member. Four other crew members responded in personal owned vehicles.

E52 arrived on the scene to find a mobile home trailer with flames through the roof. A fire hydrant was a short distance in front of the fire engine. E52 took command of the scene, deployed an 1 1/2 attack line, and set up water supply using the hydrant.

Fire crews used a defensive attack due to the roof of the structure collapsing. An exposure on the “B” side of the house was protected.

The fire was brought under control by using two 1 1/2 attack lines.

The homeowner was at the residence when the fire started.

Fire crews are not exactly sure what caused the fire but it was believed to of started in the kitchen/living room area of the mobile home.

Fire was extinguished with no injuries reported. All parties of the residence was accounted for.

Several Items in the house was able to be salvaged.

Thanks to NorthEast Union Fire Department for sending two apparatus and 3 personnel.

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Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a camper fire on 1/28/16 at around 5:00 PM. Engine 51 and Engine 52 both responded. Dispatch advised a residence was near the camper. Fire units arrived on scene to find the camper over half involved with flames. The fire was extinguished quickly. No one was at the camper at the time of the fire. The nearby home had minor damage from the heat. No injuries were reported. Northeast Union VFD responded mutual aid but was canceled and asked to standby.

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