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Proudly Serving our Community since 1974We have been proudly serving the community since 1974. We are 100% Volunteer. We provide comprehensive fire fighting, fire prevention education. The Sequatchie VFD team is comprised of your neighbors, your friends and maybe even your relatives. They’re people just like you – with families, jobs and active lifestyles who still find time to give back to their community. Sequatchie offers a friendly environment for you to discover your capabilities and make the most of your volunteering investment.
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Our MissionOur Mission is to provide the highest level of fire protection, fire prevention to the residents, businesses and visitors of Sequatchie, TN, 37374. We are on call 24/7
365 days a year! We don't get paid for what we do, we volunteer our time and effort in to our community. We do trainings regularly to train harder and to help us get better at what we are training for! |
Our OfficersFire Chief Ronald Parker
Assistant Fire Chief Matt Walker Captain Billy Alder Lieutenant PJ Green Safety Officer Randy Pipkin Firefighters
Jesse Martin
Austin Montgomery James McKee Aaron Hillis Landon Campbell Jr. Firefighters
Cameron Cannon
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Fire Info
If you have an emergency, be it fire, medical, or criminal always dial 911.
All of our department responses to an emergency come from Marion County Dispatch as a result of your 911 call. If there is a fire at your house and you have dialed 911 for help, gather your family together and meet at the end of the driveway by the mailbox until First Responders arrive. If there is a medical emergency and you have dialed 911, turn on all exterior lights, insure a clear pathway to victim, remove pets from the area, gather subject medication bottles or information, open main entry doors, keep your cell phone handy, and try to comfort patient with blanket and pillow. Do not attempt to move patient. If friends are available have them go out to street to guide First Responders.
January is the deadliest month for fires. Many homeowners supplement home heat with fireplaces; gas or wood. Most of the homes on the Mountain have a fireplace. Please keep the following tips in mind when using your fireplace.
Here are a couple of interesting facts regarding our firefighting gear.
All of our department responses to an emergency come from Marion County Dispatch as a result of your 911 call. If there is a fire at your house and you have dialed 911 for help, gather your family together and meet at the end of the driveway by the mailbox until First Responders arrive. If there is a medical emergency and you have dialed 911, turn on all exterior lights, insure a clear pathway to victim, remove pets from the area, gather subject medication bottles or information, open main entry doors, keep your cell phone handy, and try to comfort patient with blanket and pillow. Do not attempt to move patient. If friends are available have them go out to street to guide First Responders.
January is the deadliest month for fires. Many homeowners supplement home heat with fireplaces; gas or wood. Most of the homes on the Mountain have a fireplace. Please keep the following tips in mind when using your fireplace.
- Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet from the fireplace.
- Keep children and pets away from the fireplace.
- Have your fireplaces and chimneys professionally inspected annually.
- Remove ashes regularly in a metal container.
- If you have a wood burning fireplace, never burn anything other than wood.
- Do not leave your fire unattended.
- Never “over fire” the fireplace with too big of a load.
- Keep a quality fire extinguisher nearby.
Here are a couple of interesting facts regarding our firefighting gear.
- A fireman’s SCBA air bottle provides about 20 to 30 minutes of breathable air while fighting a fire.
- The cost to outfit a single fireman with firefighting turnout gear (coat, trousers, gloves, boots hood, helmet, visor, radio) is about $3,000. His accompanying SCBA breathable air backpack kit is about $7,000. It costs about $10,000. for a single firefighter to show up ready to knockdown a fire and survive.