Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Chief Mark Foulks.
- Station #4 is now open on Medical Center Parkway.
- Old Jones Blvd. fire hall (previous #4) is now MFRD's "Logistics Team" (supplies)
- Construction of Fire Hall #11 (Blaze Dr. next to Blackman High School) to start in next month or so.
- MFRD received 15,000 calls in 2018
- Formerly TN Fire Chiefs met in Murfreesboro each summer. This July, all Southeast Chiefs will meet at Embassy Suites. That's from 10 states in SE and possessions (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands in this region).
- Update on Doug Young Training Center
- Main Causes of fires this time of year (1) unattended cooking, and (2) heat related fires
- Review of the importance of getting out of a burning structure quickly. Material used in draperies and upholstery emits a chemical that is hazardous in a fire. This can be hazardous to those who are in a burning room. Must escape as quicikly as possible.