Tag Archives: Fire

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 »

Interior fire damage to Crawdaddy’s is limited as Building Owner Peter Metts went through and surveyed the scene Wednesday morning. While crews successfully contained the fire to the restaurant’s perimeter, Metts said the Broad Street location mostly suffered water and smoke damage. “Most of the interior of Crawdaddy’s is water from extinguishing the fire outside,” Metts said. “So, interior wise, ... Read More »

The Livingston Board of Alderman has passed a resolution giving the city’s mayor the authority to hire, fire and suspend city employees without board approval. The motion passed 4-2 during Monday’s Board of Alderman meeting. Alderman Kelly Coleman voted for and said the added capabilities would make replacing city employees more efficient. “To me, it seems not very efficient if ... Read More »

Fire crews were on scene for nearly five hours early Sunday morning as a residential home was completely lost on Calfkiller Highway. Putnam County Fire Captain Coty Nash said they received the call at 3:30 AM and responded to a single-story home near the White County line. Nash said it was being paged in as a kitchen fire. “By the ... Read More »

For those considering frying your turkey this Thanksgiving, be mindful of the fire dangers involved. Turkey fryers commonly overheat and start grease fires without the right precautions. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said the first step to safely fry a turkey is thawing the meat. “You introduce a frozen turkey to super heated grease or oil, and it is ... Read More »

Fentress County is preparing to re-open it’s recycling center after a 2019 fire. Fentress County Mayor Jimmy Johnson said the offices are in the moving process and the building should be completely finished this week. Johnson said the next step is bidding the equipment lost to get the county fully operational “We lost everything we had, it was a complete, ... Read More »

A Putnam County home has been completely destroyed by an early morning fire on Turkey Hollow Road. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said fire crews dispatched Thursday at about 4:00 AM. No one was home at the time of the fire, and had collapsed by the time crews arrived on scene. The fire was discovered by the owners father, ... Read More »

It has been a slow recovery for Cookeville Sports One owner Bob Larrick. Larrick’s business suffered fire and water damage from an April fire at the downtown location. He said he is meeting with contractors to explore rebuilding options. “Of course the building cost has gone up quite a bit just in the last few months,” Larrick said. “With everything ... Read More »

The Cookeville Fire Department responded to a fire call Wednesday morning at the IHOP on Interstate Drive. Fire Chief Darryl Blair said on arrival, the building was filled with haze. After investigating, the smoke was created from a faulty belt in an AC unit on the roof. “There was no fire at all,” Blair said. “The belt got so hot ... Read More »

Multiple emergency personnel were called to the scene of a fire at a single-family dwelling in Livingston Thursday evening. Overton County Fire Chief, Rocky Dial, said the dwelling was a complete loss. The home was located at Carr Avenue and Long Street. No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported. Emergency personnel extinguished the fire around ... Read More »