At 3:49pm Wednesday, the neighbors of 5201 Camelia Dr called 911 to report that the house was on fire. When Knox County Communications dispatched the KFD units, they reported that fire was coming out of the front window. Crews arrived within minutes and saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the front of the home.…… MORE
Wednesday, the City of Knoxville announced that Augusta Quarry would reopen to the public. It comes after a lengthy renovation and not long after a missing swimmer, who still has not been found, prompted a search effort from the Knoxville Fire Department. The city closed the quarry in March of 2024 to carry out an…… MORE
Wednesday, the City of Knoxville announced that Augusta Quarry would reopen to the public. It comes after a lengthy renovation and not long after a missing swimmer, who still has not been found, prompted a search effort from the Knoxville Fire Department. The city closed the quarry in March of 2024 to carry out an…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN – After more than 80 hours of searching for a reported drowning victim in South Knoxville, the Knoxville Fire Department is scaling back recovery efforts. The search was launched Saturday, June 14, at approximately 8:54 p.m., when emergency crews responded to reports of a possible drowning at Augusta Quarry, located within Fort Dickerson…… MORE
Sunday evening, at 6:26 PM, KFD responded to a reported kitchen fire at Sutters Mill Apartments, located at 808 Sutters Mill Lane in West Knoxville. On arrival, KFD located a fire on a stovetop that had extended into a portion of an apartment’s kitchen. Crews from KFD ladder 18 were able to rapidly extinguish the…… MORE
An investigation is underway following an early morning house fire that leaves a cat dead. The Knoxville Fire Department was called to the 1300 block of West 4th Avenue and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear of a home. Crews were met by a man who said the bedroom of the house…… MORE
Knoxville, TN – On the evening of Saturday, June 14, at approximately 8:54 PM, emergency crews responded to reports of a possible drowning at Augusta Quarry, located in the Fort Dickerson Park area. The Knoxville Fire Department, in coordination with the Knoxville Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Blount County Rescue Squad, is currently conducting an…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department says the sprinkler system at an apartment complex does it’s job and contains a fire to limit damage. Crews were called to River View Park Apartments Friday night and saw flames from the door but found the sprinkler head had activated but there was significant damage to that apartment caused by…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one is injured but a home suffers significant damage following a house fire late Monday morning. Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to the home in the 5500 block of Jacksboro Pike around 10:30 a.m. to find flames coming from the downstairs windows of the house. KFD reported crews encountered a heavy…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A bowling alley on Western Avenue is closed following a fire Wednesday afternoon. Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to the Strike and Spare in the 5700 block of Western Avenue shortly after noon; they found heavy smoke coming from the building’s roof. Upon entering the building, KFD says crews discovered that…… MORE
