Tag Archives: Memphis Fire Department

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  Fallen Shelby County Deputy Remembered With Street Renaming

  Section of Forest Hill-Irene Road to be named in honor of Deputy Rupert Peete
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  Two Displaced by Overnight Apartment Fire

  Investigators say the fire at the Festival Square Apartments started as a grease fire in a kitchen. The Red Cross is now assisting two people who were displaced.
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  Overnight Fire Damages Whitehaven Home

  Fire investigators believe electrical problems are to blame for an overnight fire that heavily damaged a house early Tuesday on Acacia Dr. in Whitehaven.
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  Overnight Fire Displaces 11; Injures Firefighters

  Two firefighters were injured by a back draft
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  Three People Escape Burning Home

  MFD investigators are working to determine what caused an overnight house fire on Angel Ave. in Berclair that displaced a family of three.
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  Apartment Complex Damaged by Overnight Fire

  Several units at the Flairwood Apartments on Tchulahoma Rd. in Oakhaven were damaged by an overnight fire. Luckily, there were no injuries.
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  Family Escapes Burning Home

  Three people managed to escape a burning home in the 1700 block of Southwall Street early Monday morning.
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  Overnight Fires Displace Eight People

  One fire heavily damaged an apartment complex in southwest Memphis. The other fire damaged a house in the Hickory Hill area.
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  Memphis Fire Adds New Technology to Ambulances

  According to Memphis Fire Director Alvin Benson, 75 percent of the services MFD provides are emergency medical.
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  11 People Displaced by Duplex Fire

  Firefighters say four adults and seven children safely escaped from a Decatur Street duplex after it caught fire early Monday morning.
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  Family of Seven Displaced by House Fire

  Binghampton woman, six children were able to get out of the house OK; Cause of the fire is under investigation
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  Woman Injured in Whitehaven Fire

  A homeowner suffered burns to her arm while trying to escape from her burning home early Wednesday morning.