Sewanee TN Volunteer Fire Department

03/03/2026

The Bonner/Canale program awarded SVFD with a $1,000 grant which helped provide the department with a new 165-pound Rescue Randy manikin which helps the volunteers in training and simulates real-life rescue. Thank you Bonner/Canale!

03/03/2026

Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department was able to receive the Best Community Risk Reduction (CRR) award from the Tennessee State Fire Marshalls Office in 2025 due to work and help from the Bonner/Canale program! Last year, site leader Claire Chiles, with the help of Hadlee Hale and MaeAnne Hale, was able to create the CRR. Creating it took almost 12 months but has been able to help SVFD significantly. Thank you to the Bonner/Canale program!

11/19/2025

Last Saturday, 11/15, our volunteers partnered with Head of the Crow State Park and their rangers to participate in high angle rope rescue training at Buggytop Cave. They continue to work hard in all aspects of training to best serve and protect the community!

11/12/2025

Make sure we can access your driveway so we can get to you as quick as possible in case of an emergency. Every second counts!

11/03/2025

Sewanee Community Fire Support, Inc., will host a Fish Fry at Camp Mont Milner, 3375 Jump Off Rd. (Hwy 156) in Sewanee, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8. The menu will be: fried fish, french fries, cole slaw, drinks and delicious homemade desserts, for $15. All donations benefit the Sewanee Fire Department. We are looking for volunteers to donate delicious homemade desserts to compliment our menu. There will be a prize awarded for the most popular dessert! If you are interested in providing a dessert for this event please contact Norine Gill at (478) 542-1320 by Nov. 6, 2025 to sign up. We look forward to seeing your presentation of your dessert and appreciate all that participate. We hope to see y'all there!

10/29/2025

Last nights drill! Our volunteers worked on ladder placement, hose and hose placement, search and rescue, removal of body mannequins, and hooking to stand pipe connections for multi-story building fires.

10/27/2025

Would you like to be involved with the Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department?
The Sewanee Fire Department serves the community by protecting lives and property over an 84-square-mile territory and by providing mutual aid assistance to neighboring communities for their fire and rescue needs. In 2024, the Fire Department responded to 265 calls, including structure and wildland fires, vehicle extrications, rope rescue operations, and mutual aid to Marion and Grundy County.
During the academic year, the department consists of volunteers by community members, university students, and faculty and staff. Outside the academic year, the department has 28 volunteers.
If you’re interested in learning more about becoming a firefighter, please contact Nathan Stewart at [email protected]. The Fire Department trains at 7:30 PM on Tuesdays at Sewanee Station (111 Alabama Avenue), and potential new members are invited to attend before making a commitment to join.

01/09/2024

Today at approximately 0951 hours (9:51 am) your South Pittsburg Mountain Fire Department was paged out to Frank Bolton Rd for a structure fire. We responded with Engine 1 and Tanker 1 with 5 firefighters. We also requested Sewanee TN Volunteer Fire Department for mutual aid. Constable Stacy Hickman also responded for scene safety. Sewanee Fire responded with an Engine with 4 firefighters and 2 chiefs. Firefighters on scene deployed 2 hose lines. One for a propane tank in the rear and one for exposure protection in the front for a shed. Unit were on scene for approximately 3 hours. All units cleared the scene and back in service at approximately 1250 hours (12:50 pm)

We would like to thank Sewanee TN Volunteer Fire Department and Constable Stacy Hickman for there response and in helping us with this fire.

11/11/2023

Just a little 911 funny

11/07/2023