Area Firemen joining East Tennessee Firemen to Fight Wildfires

April 3, 2022

Thursday morning over 17 firefighters and 11 pieces of apparatus deployed to Sevierville TN in support of wildland fire operations occurring in East TN.

Personnel and equipment from Manchester Fire-Rescue, Hillsboro Volunteer Fire, Summitville Volunteer Fire, Winchester Fire and Moore County Volunteer Fire deployed from Manchester and headed to Sevierville TN.

Tullahoma Fire is sending 2 vehicles and 4 personnel and Hickerson Station is sending an engine and 2 personnel. These crews are headed to Pigeon Forge.

All fire crews will be there for an unknown number of days supporting wildland fire operations and structural fire protection for the wildfire affected communities in East TN.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. Current General Manager Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (28 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,796 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.