Posted on: September 27, 2023
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (September 27, 2022) – The fire marshals for the Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MRFD) and Rutherford County Fire & Rescue Department (RCFR) have issued a mandatory open burning ban for the city limits of Mu...
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Posted on: September 1, 2023
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Chief Mark McCluskey has named Nicole Miller as Assistant Chief of Training, becoming only the third female in MFRD’s history to serve as an assistant chief.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (September 1, 2023) Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Chief Mark McCluskey has named Nicole Miller as Assistant Chief of Training, becoming only the third female in MFRD’s history to serve as an assista...
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Posted on: August 27, 2023
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department deployed a crew of firefighters Sunday morning to assist with wildfires in Louisiana as part of a Tennessee Task Force Strike Team.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - (August 27, 2023) Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department deployed a crew of firefighters Sunday morning to assist with wildfires in Louisiana as part of a Tennessee Task Force Strike Team.
MFRD Captain Matt Welcome, En...
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Posted on: August 11, 2023
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Chief Mark McCluskey has named Brian Lowe as the Fire Marshal for the City of Murfreesboro.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Chief Mark McCluskey has named Brian Lowe as the Fire Marshal for the City of Murfreesboro.
"Through years of dedication and hard work, Lowe has proven himself to be a valuable...
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Posted on: August 10, 2023
Newly appointed Fire Chief Mark McCluskey announces the promotion Tim Swann to Assistant Chief of Operations after serving in an interim role since July 2022.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Newly appointed Fire Chief Mark McCluskey announces the promotion Tim Swann to Assistant Chief of Operations after serving in an interim role since July 2022.
“Assistant Chief Swann has demonstrated an unwavering c...
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Posted on: August 9, 2023
Newly appointed Fire Chief Mark McCluskey announces the promotion of Jamie Bigelow to the position of Deputy Fire Chief.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Newly appointed Fire Chief Mark McCluskey announces the promotion of Jamie Bigelow to the position of Deputy Fire Chief.
Bigelow, a 26-year veteran of MFRD, started his career with MFRD as a firef...
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Posted on: August 3, 2023
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (August 3, 2023) The westbound lanes of Interstate 24 at Exit 76 were closed for hours as Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters and other emergency personnel responded to a dump truck fire Thursda...
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Posted on: July 31, 2023
MFRD firefighters rescued a semi-truck driver who plunge down a 200 feet embankment after colliding with another semi on I-840 on Sat., July 29. A firefighter was injured during the rescue, and a second one was treated for heat-related symptoms.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (July 31, 2023) Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department firefighters rescued a semi-truck driver who plunge down a 200 feet embankment after colliding with another semi on I-840 on Saturday, July 29. A firefi...
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Posted on: June 26, 2023
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (May 26, 2023) – No one was injured after a garbage collecting truck caught fire on Interstate 24 Monday morning, June 26.
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) responded to the fire on I-24 east near E...
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Posted on: June 12, 2023
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (June 12, 2023) Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center (MECC) Communications Specialist II Jeffery Harter receives the Emergency Number Professionals (ENP) Certification, becoming one of only seven in Rutherf...
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Posted on: March 3, 2023
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of an apartment fire where a woman was trapped inside and rescued by a neighbor. Firefighters rescued several neighbors from upstairs apartments on Friday, March 3.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (March 3, 2023) – Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of an apartment fire where a woman was trapped inside and rescued by a neighbor. Firefighters re...
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Posted on: October 26, 2022
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) employee Dillon Harris has been named, ‘Firefighter of the Year,’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 26, 2022) Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) employee Dillon Harris has been named, ‘Firefighter of the Year,’ by the Exchange Club of Rutherford County.
The award was ...
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Posted on: October 17, 2022
The Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department has taken delivery of two brand new pumper engines and will add to its fleet of other apparatus soon.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. – (October 17, 2022) The Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department has taken delivery of two brand new pumper engines and will add to its fleet of other apparatus soon.
“The pumpers are very m...
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Posted on: October 14, 2022
First responders are urging residents to avoid walking on train tracks after two people were hit and injured within two days in Murfreesboro.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (October 14, 2022) First responders are urging residents to avoid walking on train tracks after two people were hit and injured within two days in Murfreesboro.
The latest incident happened on the CSX rail...
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Posted on: September 22, 2022
Murfreesboro Fire Marshal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that left an 18-year-old male injured on Thursday September 22.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Fire Marshal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that left an 18-year-old male injured on Thursday September 22.
The male and his 17-year-old sister escaped the hom...
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Posted on: September 21, 2022
Murfreesboro firefighters rescue man from 10-feet-deep trench
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) firefighters rescued a construction worker who fell down a 10-feet-deep trench Tuesday afternoon.
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