The ruse was pretty elaborate for a 19-year-old kid. On Sunday evening, July 28, 1974, one Bruce Michael Partlow of Akron, Ohio, was singing with the choir of the South …
Open house today
Open house today at Fountain City Firehall #15. Bring the kids. Join the Knoxville Fire Department for an open house. Meet your firefighters, tour the station, see a fire truck …
KFD sets open houses
Knoxville Fire Department has set spring and summer open houses. All will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. This is a great chance to bring a kid you know to see and …
KFD captain breaks his back saving a life
One woman died. A second woman lived. She was trapped in a second-floor room, scared for her life, the first floor and stairway on fire. Her only escape route from …
Family DNA did its job for KFD’s ‘Frenchie’
Jeff French’s DNA did its job. Life and career were mapped out before his birth on December 5, 1985. He was destined for a life in public service, following in …
Capt. Bobby Russell’s 32 years at KFD is ending
New Year’s Day Jan. 1, 2023, is a Sunday. On that day Capt. Robert “Bobby” George Russell Jr. will begin spending more time with his family, going camping, ending a …
KFD kicks off Fire Explorer Academy
On Tuesday, the Knoxville Fire Department in partnership with the Boy Scouts of America and Explorer post 686 kicked off the first of three days of its Fire Explorer Academy …
Linny Blair: KFD captain’s fire continues to burn
In 1981, cute little Linny Ruth Philpot was a second-grader at Julia R. Ewing Elementary School in Lexington, Kentucky. She was 8 and was with her class in the library. …