Tag Archives: Home fire

An Algood family lost their home Tuesday night after their Cooper Road residence caught fire. At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday night, the Algood Fire Department responded to the 100 block of Cooper Road for a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, the two-story home had heavy flames showing from the front and side. Crews controlled the fire in about 20 minutes, ... Read More »

The Algood Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire Wednesday after a breaker panel caught fire. At 1:45 fire crews dispatched to North Deerhaven Drive off of Mirandy Road. Upon arrival, light smoke was seen coming from the garage area. The thermal imaging camera was able to determine the fire did not spread from the breaker panel. The home ... Read More »

A fire inside the home can be slowed down by taking the time to secure your doors before going to sleep. Livingston Fire Chief Rocky Dial said this provides a necessary barrier to smoke and fire. Dial said a closed door can add 2-3 to even 10-15 minutes of escape time depending on the type of door. “Most of the ... Read More »

The time available to escape a home fire has been cut to under five minutes. Livingston Fire Chief Rocky Dial said composite materials used to build homes now burn hotter and faster than real wood. Dial said the increase is not just how homes are built, but what people keep inside. “Every house now has got telephones in them, computers ... 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 »

A Livingston home has been deemed a complete loss after catching on fire late Friday morning. Livingston fire crews responded to the fire on the corner of Henson and Spring Street at 11:50 a.m. Fire Chief Rocky Dial said the family was away from the home resulting in no injuries. “It was an older house. Two stories above ground, one ... 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 »

Cooking is one of the leading causes of home fires. This is National Fire Prevention Week. Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said 66 percent of home fires start when food or cooking items ignite. Blair said knowing how to react to a grease fire can keep a bad situation from getting worse. “A lot of people their first reaction is ... Read More »