Nashville Fire Department to deploy 8 new squad trucks across Nashville

VIDEO: The Nashville Fire Department is looking to improve emergency response in the fastest-growing areas of the Nashville and Davidson County area with eight new squad response trucks. The trucks are meant to reduce response time and minimize wear and tear on a larger truck. The squad response trucks will be assigned to stations within the coming weeks. NFD personnel will continue to do hands-on training with the new trucks. “These Squad Response Trucks are a part of the NFD’s commitment to innovate so we can meet the changing landscape of Metro Nashville Davidson County,” Director Chief William Swann said. “I am looking forward to seeing how these new apparatus helps us serve the residents and visitors to our city.”
WSMV-TV NBC 4 Nashville

Soddy-Daisy home a total loss after being engulfed in flames

PHOTOS: Crews battled a large house fire in Soddy-Daisy Wednesday afternoon, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management says. They say the fire was 70% involved when crews arrived, with flames reaching up to 30 feet. HCOEM says this is at a home on Bunker Ridge Trail. Several propane takes exploded at the home, according to HCOEM. They say a neighbor frantically called 911 when they heard the explosions. Firefighters quickly entered the home, conducted an interior attack and confirmed heavy fire in the basement and the back side of the home. Officials told our crew on scene that no one was injured. Mowbray VFD officials report the house is a total loss. Damages are unknown at this time.
WTVC-TV ABC/FOX 9 Chattanooga

Nine people hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Sam’s Club, Knoxville Fire Department says

VIDEO: The Knoxville Fire Department’s HAZMAT crew responded to a carbon monoxide gas leak at a Sam’s Club in East Knoxville Tuesday morning, according to KFD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks. The response was prompted by a call reporting that people in the store were feeling nauseous, Wilbanks said, which is a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning. He added that when crews arrived, management told them that an air conditioning unit on the roof had recently been worked on. “KFD was able, in conjunction with KUB, to confirm that there was a malfunctioning unit on the roof. KFD worked with Sam’s management to secure the unit’s gas and air out of the building,” Wilbanks said. Nine people were reportedly hospitalized during the leak, which has since been fixed.
WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville