New Fire Church sparks community feel in Ashland City   
For the past 11 years, Steven Sellars has served as chaplain for the Ashland City Fire Department. Currently finishing up his master's degree in counseling at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Sellars, who is an ordained minister through the Tennessee district of the Nazarene church, has embarked on a project to help strengthen family structure and support for those who provide emergency services by finding The Fire Church.
Nashville Tennessean

Striker’s Premium Winery in Athens damaged from by fire   
The state Bomb and Arson Squad has been called in to investigate a fire Monday night at a McMinn County winery. Athens Rural Fire Department said a fire broke out in the attic at Striker's Premium Winery around 7:00 p.m. Monday. So far, they have not determined a cause to the blaze, and have since called on the state for help.
WBIR-TV Knoxville

Pigeon Forge fire department shows benefit of sprinkler system   
A powerful demonstration in Pigeon Forge Wednesday showed the difference between a house with an indoor sprinkler system and one without. The mock bedroom without was engulfed in flames in less than three minutes. In the other, the sprinkler was triggered after 39 seconds when the temperature in the room reached 155 degrees. The fire was quickly extinguished.
WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville

Fire Damages Train In Cheatham County   
A fire on a train nearly caused a local neighborhood to be evacuated in Cheatham County. The engine on this CSX train caught fire around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday near Highway 70 at Thompson Road near Pegram. Firefighters with the Pegram Volunteer Fire Department got there quickly and were able to put the fire out with dry chemicals.
WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville

Nashville firefighter injures hand in house fire  
An east Nashville resident received minor injuries as his home went up in flames early Sunday morning. Two firefighters were also injured. The fire broke out just after 5 a.m. at the home located at 327 Gatewood Avenue. Officials said when firefighters arrived the home was fully involved, with flames shooting out of the windows.
WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

Knoxville city workers prepare with emergency training  
When an emergency strikes, it's ready or not. So new leaders at in Knoxville are is getting ready. Bob Polk, like many city workers, had never been inside Knoxville and Knox County's Emergency Operations Center until Monday. "I had not been to the 911 center. I've had a lot of contact with these folks but not been here so it's good to put names with faces," said Polk.
WVLT-TV CBS 8 Knoxville

Firefighters called second time when fire rekindles in Soddy Daisy  
A family is safe after two fires spark in the attic of their home. The first fire started around 2:00 a.m. Monday at the home on Walden St in Soddy Daisy. When firefighters arrived they discovered one side of the attic on fire. The residents managed to get out safely along with their pets.
WRCB-TV NBC 3 Chattanooga

Man dies in fire at North Knox County mobile home  
A North Knox County camper trailer went up in flames Tuesday morning, leaving one man dead. Rural/Metro received a call at 7:18 a.m. about the fire at 6821 E. Raccoon Valley Road. Officials say the victim was severely burned and pulled from the trailer by the victim's son.
WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville

New fire hydrants reassure people in Cedar Bluff subdivision  
After losing two houses to fires in their neighborhood, because there wasn't an immediate water source, dozens of members of one Cedar Bluff subdivision helped "christen" two new fire hydrants Saturday. Tracy Gregory was happy to see the hydrants. She watched her neighbor's home burn to the ground three months ago.
WVLT-TV CBS 8 Knoxville