Bluff City Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
"The desire to serve, the courage to act, the ability to perform"
Did you remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors WHEN THE TIME CHANGED???
BURN PERMIT REQUIRED THROUGH MAY 15.
IF YOU LIVE IN BLUFF CITY OR SULLIVAN COUNTY, CALL THE TN DEPT OF FORESTRY TO RECEIVE A BURN PERMIT. 423-239-5811
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*MEMBERS NEEDED*
We are always in need of members. We have business meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, and training on the other Tuesdays. If you would like to become a member of the Bluff City Volunteer Fire Department, and you are at least 15 years old, please give us a call, stop by the station, or click here to email Brandon Hicks. Click here to print an application, or click here to fill out an application online.
The Sullivan County Volunteer Fireman's Association is starting a recruitment and retention campaign. Check out their website for more information. http://www.scffassociation.org/, or click on the link below
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APPROXIMATE RESPONSE AREA FOR BLUFF CITY VFD
View Larger MapZOOM IN ON THE FLAMES TO SEE RESPONSE AREA. Please call or email the Fire Department to see for sure if you are in our response area.
BURNING ILLEGAL MATERIALS
There have been several reports of "illegal burns" in the area this year. Some people may not realize that it is illegal to burn most items. If we respond to an illegal burn, we usually ask the property owner to extinguish the fire, or if it is a large fire, or a fire left unattended, we will extinguish it. Most of these fires are reported to the fire department by neighbors, or people passing by, and we are usually dispatched to a "smoke investigation" or an "odor investigation."
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has a list of items that can not be burned. Anyone caught burning these items can be fined by TDEC up to $25,000.00. The following list was taken from TDEC's website (http://www.state.tn.us/environment/apc/):
WHAT NOT TO BURN in TENNESSEE:
* Tires and other rubber products
* Vinyl siding and vinyl shingles
* Plastics and other synthetic materials
* Paper products, cardboard and newspaper
* Asphalt shingles, and other asphalt roofing materials and demolition debris
* Asbestos-containing materials
*Paints, household and agricultural chemicals
* Aerosol cans and food cans
* Building material and construction debris
* Buildings and mobile homes
* Copper wire and electrical wires
* Household trash
* Leaves, branches and trees not grown on site. It may be okay to burn leaves, branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted, uncoated wood or untreated lumber. Check your local and/or other state ordinances. Improper outdoor burning can lead to fines up to $25,000. THIS IS THE LAW in TENNESSEE
Responses for 2009
| January-14 | February-12 |
| March-21 | April-14 |
| May-17 | June-10 |
| July-15 | August-13 |
| September-14 | October-11 |
| November-1 | December- |
Total:142
***See "Department News" page for a list of our calls by type for 2009***
Responses for 2008
| January-12 | February-10 |
| March-13 | April-11 |
| May-7 | June-14 |
| July-6 | August-15 |
| September-16 | October-20 |
| November-11 | December-13 |
Total:148
***See "Department News" page for a list of our calls by type for 2008***
Responses for 2007
| January-11 | February-16 |
| March-24 | April-14 |
| May-21 | June-20 |
| July-17 | August-12 |
| September-24 | October-25 |
| November-16 | December-12 |
Total:212
***See "Department News" page for a list of our calls by type for 2007***
