He once crawled into a burning, smoke-filled home and pulled a woman and her two little girls out of a back bedroom. He helped rescue a man trapped on a …
John Dodson: Assistant chief is ‘support staff’
Like it or not, many students pretty much blow off high school health class. Not John Dodson. In the mid-1980s he was a junior at Bearden High School when an …
Jeff Kindrick: Firefighter, author loves life at KFD
The man riding in the back seat of Engine 19 in South Knoxville is not, mind you, the stereotypical firefighter you could conjure up in your wildest dreams. In fact, …
Three disasters in 10 years for KFD’s Jordan Adcox
He’s packed a lot into his first 10 years with the Knoxville Fire Department (KFD). Master Firefighter Jordan Adcox, a fit 31-year-old Fountain City boy, has worked on three major …
KFD’s Mark Lane: ‘It’s the best job in the world’
Mark Lane is a master firefighter and advanced EMT for the Knoxville Fire Department at Station 7 in Lonsdale. The station has but one fire truck – the “Quint 7” …
Eisenhower’s happy to be a firefighter again
It’s quite a sight to see this Knoxville Fire Department Master Firefighter behind the wheel, high up in the cab of Engine 2, an aerial ladder truck. Engine 2 is …
Deputy Chief Morris: He’s done it all at KFD
There comes a time while writing when a trite cliché works best. You’ve heard this one before – “He’s done it all.” In this case, he has. In an almost …
Four generations of the Ingle family at KFD
Justin “Jingle” Ingle is part of a 93-year legacy dating back to 1926. He wears the boots, the gear, the helmet, the badge and the uniform of the Knoxville Fire …