KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Rural Metro Fire responded to what could have been an exploding hot tub on Wednesday. It happened ...

Emergency crews responded to a two alarm house fire in East Knox County Sunday afternoon. Rural Metro Fire said it responded to the fire, located in the 7600 block of Millertown Pike, just before 5:30 ...

Rural Metro Fire honored three of its own for saving the life of a woman in December 2024. Cameron Rood, a lieutenant with Rural Metro Fire, rescued a woman from a house fire in Halls on December ...

An atmospheric river dumped heavy rain across Josephine County over the weekend, triggering widespread flooding, road closures, and emergency rescues as creeks and rivers overflowed.

Rural Metro said the incident happened before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the area of S. Avenida Compadres and Autumn Street.

As wildfire season approaches, homeowners are clearing debris with burn piles, but they can quickly get out of control. Rural ...

Crews responded to reports of a brush fire in North Knox County Monday afternoon, working with state crews to extinguish flames in a rural area. A release from Rural Metro Fire said crews ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Rural Metro Fire Department said it is currently working several brush fires across Knox County on Saturday, despite a Burn Ban being in place. "That means not everyone is ...

Several water rescues took place on Sunday in Josephine County due to flooding. Multiple agencies also worked together to protect Fort Vannoy Elementary School from floodwaters.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Rural Metro is sharing a warning about portable space heaters after a house fire in East Knox County. Rural Metro crews responded to a house fire in the 5600 block of ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office wrote that they would lead the investigation into the cause of a house fire Sunday. Rural Metro Fire responded to a house fire on ...

Those in Knox County will have to wait to burn anything outdoors; the county has banned open burning because of dry ...