Rural Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish and Knox County officials including Mayor Glenn Jacobs have officially opened the new fire station at 5651 Strawberry Plains Pike near John Sevier Highway.
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New fire station for East Knox County
Rural Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish and Knox County officials including Mayor Glenn Jacobs will be in East Knox County at 10 a.m. today (12/23) to officially open the new …
Christmas tree safety
Rural Metro Fire torched a dry Christmas tree last week to show just how quickly a tree can catch fire. The answer was less than a minute to be fully …
Rural Metro’s Kinney Bros: ‘Work That Matters’
It’s all about the job – nothing more, nothing less. Sounds simple. Maybe it is. Matt Kinney and younger brother Marc are men of very few words. Ask them why …
Blaylock gets warm sendoff
Rural Metro Fire leaders including several corporate executives were on hand July 11 for the retirement dinner for Deputy Chief Gene Blaylock. It was a private buffet at Calhoun’s on …
Stop the bleed!
Knowing how to save a life could, well, save a life. That was the message from Rural Metro Fire Captain Robby Nix at a recent meeting of the Halls Business …
Big trucks, heroes thrill kids in Halls
Captain Jim Wright and his colleagues put on quite a show on Memorial Day weekend. The parking lot at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office North Precinct (also known as Crossroads …
Jacobs to promote CPR, ‘Stop the Bleed’ training
Mayor Glenn Jacobs and his staff are going to be “schooled,” and they want all Knox Countians to do the same..
At 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at the mayor’s office …