Spotlight: ORFD officers receive national accreditation
The Center for Public Safety Excellence has notified three members of the Oak Ridge Fire Department that they have received national accreditation. The Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc. is a...
View ArticleFour workers evaluated, released after electrical fire at Toxco
Four workers were evaluated for minor respiratory issues and released after a small, intense electrical fire was reported at a company that repackages low-level radioactive waste in central Oak Ridge...
View ArticleWoman reports falling asleep with cigarette in hand before Tuesday fire
Information from WYSH Radio/Oak Ridge Today/Tom Scott A woman who escaped a Tuesday morning fire with her son and dog told authorities she fell asleep with a cigarette in her hand. The fire was...
View ArticleOak Ridge Fire Department announces promotions, new firefighters
Submitted The Oak Ridge Fire Department recently held a ceremony to promote three officers and to introduce four new firefighters and their families to the organization. Congratulations to these...
View ArticleNeighbor with fire extinguisher helps control Oliver Springs kitchen fire
OLIVER SPRINGS—A neighbor with a fire extinguisher in his camper helped control a kitchen fire in Oliver Springs on Friday, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 5:35 p.m. Friday at 506...
View ArticleTwo cars crash into homes, one into brick landscaping wall
Two vehicles hit two homes in Oak Ridge in the past week, and one car crashed into a brick landscaping wall at the new drive-through at ORNL Federal Credit Union. In the most recent crash, a...
View ArticleTwo injured, one picked up by medical helicopter after head-on crash on...
Note: This story was updated at 12:30 a.m. OLIVER SPRINGS—Two drivers were injured and one was picked up by a medical helicopter after a head-on two-vehicle crash on Mahoney Road in Oliver Springs on...
View ArticleLocal fire departments send crews to help fight Gatlinburg wildfires
Note: This story was last updated at 4:50 p.m. Fire departments in Oak Ridge, Clinton, Oliver Springs, and Marlow sent crews to help fight the fast-moving wildfires that started burning in the...
View ArticleOak Ridge firefighters help rescue 12 people trapped in cars surrounded by...
Note: This story was last updated at 4:30 p.m. Oak Ridge firefighters helped rescue 12 people and four dogs from three cars surrounded by fires behind Dollywood near Pigeon Forge on Monday. The 12...
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