Tag Archives: Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair

The Cookeville Fire Department is halfway to reaching its staffing goal for a 5th fire station on Tennessee Avenue. Chief Daryl Blair said plan to bring on three fire fighters a year to staff the station came together to alleviate the financial burden of adding them all at once. Blair said a plan had to be in place once it ... Read More »

A lack of management oversight within the Cookeville Fire Department led to an alleged time sheet fraud according to a Tennessee Comptroller investigation. Retired Captain Marvin Montgomery and current Fire Captain Shawn Roberson would clock a 24 hour work day at the fire department. While also clocking an eight to nine hour shift at the Tennessee Fire and Codes Enforcement ... Read More »

A South Walnut Avenue home suffered heavy damage after a fire Sunday. According to Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair, fire crews arrived on scene to flames coming out of the door and windows of the home. Blair said the house was occupied at the time by the renter who escaped with no injuries. However, two pets were lost during the ... Read More »

Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton warned residents about the dangers of old heaters turning on when power gets restored. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the danger in this is that many residents think their wall mounted heaters no longer work. However, Blair said when power is restored, the heaters may come on. “They think that they’re off and they’ll put furniture ... Read More »

Going without power during Winter weather can be a scary time for people if they do not know when power will be restored. However, Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said anyone looking to use generator power during this time need to be careful. Blair said generators can pose two dangers to anyone inside the home. “If they’re hooking them up ... Read More »

Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said finding the cause of Wednesday’s Crawdaddy’s fire will take some time as officials continue to evaluate the situation. Blair said this is routine for a situation like this. For now, fire crews are regularly checking for hot spots. “There is a lot of pockets inside the brick and stuff where smoke is trapped,” Blair ... Read More »

Cookeville firefighters have contained the Wednesday morning fire to the Crawdaddy’s building downtown. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said just after 6:00am that crews have stopped the extension of the fire to surrounding businesses. Department personnel are working on several hot spots in the structure. Blair said the building suffered extensive smoke, water and fire damage. No injuries in the fire. ... Read More »