Sharps Chapel Explorer Post #510 Results

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Lieutenant Brantley

The Sharps Chapel Fire Explorers competed in a national fire explorers event in Gatlinburg, Tn.

The results are as follows.

The crew places 28th place out of 58 teams in the Cherokee Drill. The crew had a time of 1:26:44. First place time was 1:04:13.

Extrication Event-27th place out of 32 teams

Hydrant Hook-Up-15th place out of 48 teams . Time of 54:63 with first place time of 33:66.

Individual quick dress- 210 Entries- Jacob Morris with 29th place-31.53, Colton Rutherford with 85th place-39.28, Matthew Dykes with 124th place-44.91, Justin Vallone with 126th place-45.19, Devin Overton with 158th place-51.66. First place time was 18.47.

Team Rapid Dress-38 entries-21st place with time of 52:66. First place time of 25:63

Triple Lay-9th place out of 25. Time of 7:14:22. First place time of 2:50:75

The Explorers done a very good job and made the department as a whole proud. The community should be proud as well as these young men represent Sharps Chapel in multiple different states throughout the year. The Explorers always have a fantastic time with good fellowship with other agencies. Congrats Explorer Post #510, Good Job!

You don’t have to be the best, you just have to try to be!- LT Brantley

 

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SCVFD has busy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

Sharps Chapel VFD was dispatched to a residential fire on Valentine’s Day. Engine 51 & 52 along with Tanker 51 responded. When units arrived, homeowner had extinguished the fire. Hot ashes that were dumped in the yard caught the grass on fire and burnt up to the outside of the home. The skirting of the home was damaged from the fire. Units checked the home with a thermal imaging camera to ensure the fire had not got into the flooring of the home. After everything was found to be okay, all units returned back in service. Soon after units arrived back at the station, SCVFD was dispatched to a fire alarm. Engine 51 & 52 again responded to the call. Units arrived on scene and found that alarm had been activated due to smoke from cooking. Everything checked out okay and all units returned back to service.

 

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2015 Annual Fund Drive

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

Sharps Chapel Residents: Be on the lookout for our 2015 Annual Fund Drive Brochure in your mailbox. Inside you will find information about our department and news from last year. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. We are strictly a volunteer department and operate on funds that we raise. Thank you for your continued support!!!  If you do not receive a brochure or want to take an early look, you can download it by clicking the link below.

SCVFD Brochure 2015.pdf

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Sunset Bay Brush Fire

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

SCVFD responded to a grass fire on February 2, 2015 in the Sunset Bay community. With the assistance of Northeast Union VFD, the fire was extinguished quickly and contained to less than an acre. The fire started from a small paper fire and control of the fire was lost when the wind picked up. Thank you to Northeast Union VFD for your assistance today!

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Explorer Post #510 attending annual competition

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Lieutenant Brantley

Sharps Chapel Fire Explorers will be traveling to compete in an annual competition in Gatlinburg, Tn. On behalf of the department we would like to recognize these young adults for all the hard work and dedication they put into the explorer post. We would also like to wish them the best of luck in all events and hope to bring home an award. Although an award would be nice, as long as these young gentlemen perform to the best of their abilities, show good sportsmanship, and learn in the process they will make Sharps Chapel Fire Department proud. Pictures and results will be posted after the competition is complete. Like the Explorer Post on Facebook searching “SCFD Explorer Post 510”. Good luck gentleman! With determination and dedication anything is possible!

-LT

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Accident on Maynardville Hwy

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

On Saturday, January 31, 2015, SCVFD was dispatched to a vehicle accident on its top just north of 33 Bridge on Maynardville Hwy. The vehicle went off the steep embankment. A rescue operation was set up to safely get the driver off the embankment and transferred to the care of Union County EMS.

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Sharps Chapel Rd Wreck

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Assistant Chief Brantley

On Sat Jan 17 2015 Sharps Chapel VFD responded to a 1 vehicle mva off the road way  into a phone pole. Fire crews got on scene to find one patient out of the vehicle with no injury.

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SCVFD Fire Alarm Call

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

SCVFD was dispatched to the first fire alarm of the year. Engine 52 responded to the scene with 4 crew members. Upon arrival, located homeowner and discovered that construction was taking place in the home. Due to the construction, the alarm malfunctioned. After everything was found to be okay, all units returned to service.

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First call of the new year!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

SCVFD was dispatched to a structure fire on January 2, 2015. Engine 51 and Engine 52 responded emergency traffic with five crew members. North East Union Fire responded for mutual aid assistance. Dispatch advised crews that the homeowner had called back and advised that they thought they had the fire out. North East fire was cancelled and E-51 and 52 continued emergency. Upon arrival the fire appeared out and units investigated.  Units checked the residence with a thermal imaging camera and all checked ok. Fire started from an outside meter box. Homeowners were able to safely extinguish the fire with an ABC fire extinguisher stored in the residence. Sharps Chapel units cleared the scene and returned to service.

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Updates Coming Soon

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Deputy Chief Simpson

A summary of major calls that we responded to recently will be posted here. Stay tuned for our next call.

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