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Chattanooga firefighters acted very fast to stop an apartment fire from spreading on Tuesday night. Red Shift companies were dispatched to The Emery Apartments at 7604 Standifer Gap Rd after a resident called 911 to report that they saw smoke coming from a neighbor’s apartment. Battalion 2 arrived on scene at 1931 and reported smoke showing from the 1100 building. Squad 7 and Ladder 7 arrived on scene and made an aggressive interior attack of apartment #1108 on a heavily involved room and contents. The fire was declared under control at 1938. A primary search recovered three cats. The animals were given oxygen and pet CPR was performed, but all three pets succumbed to smoke inhalation. The occupant of the apartment was checked and treated by HCEMS on scene for smoke inhalation, but refused medical transport. The fire was ruled accidental. The other companies on scene were Quint 8, Quint 21, Quint 6, Engine 15, Ladder 13, and Battalion 1.

Chattanooga firefighters fought a boat fire Sunday night behind Baylor School. On 6/25/23 at 8 PM, Quint 17, Fireboat 10, Battalion 3 (Red Shift), and CFD Special Operations responded after a malfunction with the boat’s carburetor caused a fire. Three people got off the burning boat. One was left with minor injuries. Quint 17 arrived on scene and provided an accurate location while checking on everyone from the boat. Fireboat 10 fought the fire from the water and Special Ops oversaw the cleanup.

The CFD responded to a house fire in the 1100 block of Willow Street early Sunday morning. No one was home and there were no injuries. The cause is under investigation. Engine 5, Ladder 5, Quint 1, Squad 1, Ladder 1, Squad 20, Battalion 1 & Battalion 3 responded at 4:52 AM on 6/25/23 to fight the fire. It has been a busy 24 hours for Green Shift. Companies worked a fire at a boarded-up, vacant structure in the 2000 block of E 34th Street at 1:15PM on 6/24/23, then a boat fire incident on St Elmo Ave/Tennessee Ave later that night (see previous post), then the Willow Street house fire early Sunday morning in addition to other calls for service.

An incident involving a burning boat created a mess for firefighters in different locations Saturday night. At 7:08 PM on 6/24/23, Green Shift companies responded to 3800 Tennessee Avenue and 3700 St. Elmo Avenue. A truck pulling a pontoon boat on a trailer hit a light pole and knocked it down and then flipped the boat off the trailer. The boat caught fire and the driver dragged it behind the truck two blocks down the street. Debris was on fire at two different locations. Firefighters extinguished the fires and then the cleanup process began to remove the charred debris from the roadways. Engine 14, Squad 20, Quint 3, and Battalion 1 were on the call. There were no injuries. Since it was a traffic related matter, any potential charges against the driver would come from law enforcement. Thanks to CPD and Public Works for their assistance.