Rural Metro professionals walked into a small apartment full of flames, heat, heavy smoke, no visibility, electrical wires and melted metal objects hanging down to find the woman who lived …
New road, new fire trucks for North Knox County
State and county officials were at Rural Metro Station 36 on Monday, dedicating two new fire trucks. One will be permanently stationed at the Halls firehall near Norris Freeway and …
Michael Farmer: Firefighter ‘flips’ the script
Rural Metro Firefighter Michael Farmer is usually the one doing the rescue and life-saving work. But on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2020, the script was flipped – as was Farmer and …
Eric Bradshaw: Madison Harber’s lifesaver
Madison Kay Harber turned 23 on October 17. She loves playing with her pooches – Beamer and Rocket. She and boyfriend Zach Dunlap started dating in the 8th grade at …
Rural Metro’s ‘Halty’ fights fires here and out west
For a reason that shall become clear, he’s known as “Halty.”
Halty’s given name is Riley Thomas Haltaaufderheide. No kidding. And no doubt you now understand his moniker. Unless you are …
Rick Herrell: Firefighting to spreadsheets
For 22 years he was doing what he loved. He worked outside, with people and for people, as a firefighter, then as a lieutenant, a captain and a battalion chief. …
Fire or wreck: Who you gonna call?
(Updated to clarify that Karns FD is a non-profit)
Fire protection and first responder emergency services inside the city of Knoxville are covered by the Knoxville Fire Department. Its annual operating …
Teen buddies begin careers at Rural Metro
Today we’re talking about “Our Town Heroes of the Future.” Four of them. They’re still teenagers, but these young men know who they are, where they’re going … and why. …