Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department invites you to its annual “Evening on Market Square” event next month! KFD firefighters will be on hand sharing fire prevention tips. Attendees will also have the chance to tour a fire truck, roast marshmallows, learn about a career in firefighting and much more! The event will take…… MORE
This morning (Tuesday) at 12:23 a.m., the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a 911 call from a female reporting that her condominium was on fire and that she could see flames. The female caller stated she was exiting the building with her two cats. Upon the arrival at 4723 Royal Prince Way, the first Knoxville…… MORE
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
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
Friday evening at approximately 10:34 pm, Knox County Communications District received a call that their neighbor’s house was on fire at 3116 Rector Street. Upon arrival, the first due engine company saw heavy smoke with fire coming from the basement. The crew was able to enter the house and start firefighting operations. After a thorough…… 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) One person is dead after a house fire early this morning on Pilleaux Drive in North Knoxville. Knoxville Fire Department officials say the call came in around 6:00 a.m. They say responding firefighters had to cut a hole in the floor of the home to gain access to the fire which was…… MORE
An alert neighbor calls the Knoxville Fire department and helps keep an apartment fire from spreading. KFD received the call Saturday for a porch on fire at the Addison at Sutherland. The neighbor also alerted the person inside about the fire. Thanks to the quick actions of the neighbor, the fire was quickly brought under…… MORE
The cause of a fire, that injures two, at the Amherst Ridge Mobile Home Park is determined to have been caused by unattended cooking, which is the leading factor contributing to cooking fires and casualties according to the National Fire Protection Association. The Knoxville Fire Department was called to Saturday’s fire in the 2600 Miss…… MORE
