out of control bush fire burns home

Seymour Herald/Michele Karl

SVFD Fighting the brush and house fire

published: July 02 2008 09:19 AM updated:: July 02 2008 09:48 AM

Tuesday, at approximately 1:47 p.m. the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1024 Old Sevierville Pike. The manufactured home was the victim of an apparent brush fire that went out of control according to firefighters on the scene.

It appears that the home, which is located at the entrance of Crispwood Subdivision, was vacant at the time. When firefighters arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

While the fire was in process and firefighters worked to put of the flames, some vehicles traveling past the scene continued on, running over fire hoses in the process. This can cause destruction to the hoses at times causing them to break.
The worst part of this occurring is the fact that running over the hoses can stop water flow. "If you have a man in a burning building and you damage the hose it takes the water away from him," former Seymour Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jerry Clark told the Seymour Herald. The Seymour Herald and the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department ask that the public keep that in mind when traveling by a fire.

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#1 Cygnus X commented, on July 3, 2008 at 11:41 p.m.:

Why don't they just close the road if there is a working fire? Who is letting traffic through the scene?

#2 helmel commented, on July 4, 2008 at 9:40 a.m.:

I was there. Some people chose to go down Old Sevierville Pike an ignored the 3 or 4 police cars and the 3 or 4 fire engines instead of going around!

#3 Rod Dykes commented, on July 4, 2008 at 1:08 p.m.:

The roads around the fire were closed, some drivers ignored the traffic cones and sheriff's officers that were securing the roadways. Any time a section of charged hoseline is ran over by a vehicle it has to be taken out of service until a proper hose test can take place. Running over a fire hose is a ticketable offense in Tennessee. Please use caution when driving near any emergency scene be it a fire or automobile accident, emergency services personnel's job is dangerous enough without being struck by a vehicle or having a charged hose line severed while inside a working fire. Have a safe and happy 4th of July and God Bless.

#4 Where Was Barney Fife? commented, on July 5, 2008 at 12:14 a.m.:

So the sheriff's department had deputies there, "that were securing the roadways." Vehicles ignored them you say. How many license plate numbers did the deputies take down? How many drivers did they go after and ticket? What were they doing...watching the fire?!

#5 Cygnus X commented, on July 5, 2008 at 1:52 a.m.:

Thats my point The story says 3 deputies. You basically block off the road behind the fire units. Why place 2" 3" hose across the roadway if you're relying on the motorists not to run over it. Cones won't stop traffic if there is no one standing guard which is what this story implies.

#6 serious commented, on July 5, 2008 at 10:25 p.m.:

hire the dude that shot the girls car who owns the gas station on chapman hyw to stop traffic. just an idea