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The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a residential fire on Bradt Street Sunday night that displaced one adult and three children. Blue Shift companies were called to a home in the 1400 block at 8:47 PM and found smoke coming from the structure on arrival. They were notified that everyone had safely made it out of the residence. Firefighters quickly started attacking the fire, which originated in the stove, and had the flames knocked down in less than twenty minutes. The fire spread to another room in the house and the attic, but crews were able to keep it contained to those areas. There’s smoke and water damage throughout the home. The residents will be receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. The tenant advised that her stove had been having problems. She noticed sparks coming from the stove. The stove itself then ignited and began to spread to structural components of the residence. The tenant made an effort to extinguish the fire, but was unsuccessful. That's when the tenant and three children then exited the structure. There were no injuries. Ladder 5, Engine 5, Squad 1, Engine 4, Quint 10, Quint 6, Squad 13, Battalion 1 and Battalion 3 (Blue) responded.

At 1:07 AM Saturday, the CFD responded to a fire at a home in the 2000 block of Huff Place and found fire in the roof. Blue shift crews launched an interior attack and conducted a primary search. They learned that everyone was out of the house. Firefighters had the fire out in 10 minutes. It turns out that the kitchen had been on fire earlier in the evening. The resident thought they put it out with a garden hose and did not call 911. Fire smoldered and ignited in the attic space. Two residents were displaced. With an earlier call to 911 and proper overhaul by the fire department, this could have been avoided. Thankfully, there were no injuries. Engine 5, Ladder 5, Squad 1, Quint 1, Ladder 1, Battalion 1 and Battalion 3 responded.

Three members of the Chattanooga Fire Department had the opportunity to travel to Texas A&M University in College Station,TX and attend the FEMA 80 hour Structural Collapse Specialist class at their TEEX (Texas Engineering Extension Service) “Disaster City” facility. This class is a certified course that was led by task force members who have a vast amount of knowledge and experience from hurricane responses to the rescue efforts on 9/11/2001. Our members sole purpose in going to this training was to return to Chattanooga and assist with training our Urban Search and Rescue, TN Task Force 4 team with structural collapse training. This training will help teach our members how to better assist our citizens in the unfortunate event that a structure may be compromised due to any kind of force from tornados to motor vehicle accidents into buildings. Firefighter Parker, Lt. Vice, and Captain Freeman all said it was a very informative and effective training and they look forward to helping train our teams more in order to better serve the citizens of Chattanooga and the surrounding areas.

Fire significantly damaged part of a home on Mary Dupre Drive Saturday afternoon. The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a reported residential fire at 1 PM in the 1600 block. Firefighters arriving on the scene reported that heavy fire and smoke were visible from one end of the structure. Crews immediately began attacking the fire and got it knocked down so they could go inside to perform a search. No one was found inside. The residents were not home. Green Shift companies continued fighting the fire and had it under control in approximately 35 minutes. Firefighters then conducted salvage and overhaul and a fire investigator was called to the scene to determine what caused the blaze. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the residents. There were no injuries. Quint 8, Ladder 7, Squad 7, Squad 13, Quint 6, Quint 21 and the Battalion Chief for District 2 responded.