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	ISO RATINGS FOR INSURANCE
	Every homeowner or business pays a premium to their insurance carrier for fire insurance based on his/her ISO rating. The ISO rating for fire insurance protection can range from 1 to a 10, with 10 being little or no protection. The City of Knoxville currently enjoys a public fire rating of Class 2. Commercial fire ratings are established on an individual basis by ISO.
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The City of Knoxville Fire Department provides fire protection and rescue services to nearly 104+ square miles within the corporate limits of the City of Knoxville serving over 180,000 citizens. In addition, the department has the responsibility of enforcement of the fire and life safety codes and public fire education programs.

The Fire Department responded to 29,161 calls for service in 2022. Fire calls for service totaled 1,257, Emergency Medical Service calls for service totaled 12,736, and other calls for service totaled 11,816.

The department has 327 full-time career professional firefighters and maintains 42 fire suppression and rescue units in the City's 19 fire stations. The stations are located strategically throughout the city. The stations are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These professionals are also assigned to other divisions within the department such as Training, Fire Prevention Bureau, Public Education, Emergency Medical Services, Administration, Logistics, and Maintenance Shop.


Fire Chief Stan Sharp
865-595-4480
[email protected]

Administration
Deputy Chief Rob Cheesman
865-595-4470
[email protected]

Operations
Deputy Chief Gary Compton
865-595-4471
[email protected]

Emergency Medical Services
Asst. Chief John Dodson
865-595-4671
[email protected]

Fire Prevention Bureau
Asst. Chief Carla Jones, Interim Fire Marshal
865-633-0400
[email protected]

Fire Investigation Unit
865-637-1386

Training Division
Asst. Chief Scott Calloway
865-215-6226
[email protected]

Fire Public Education
Captain Paul Trumpore
865-595-4673
[email protected]

SMOKE ALARM PROGRAM

The City of Knoxville Fire Department recognizes working smoke alarms save lives; therefore, it created the Smoke Alarm Program. This program provides smoke alarms and replacement batteries free of charge to residents of single-family dwellings who cannot afford to purchase them or who are unable to safely perform these tasks.

Residents living in rental properties or condominiums should contact their landlord or property owner's association for smoke alarms and/or batteries.

Each engine company will install smoke alarms and batteries in residences within its primary response territory. This will ensure the alarms are properly installed and residents understand how to perform monthly tests.

For more information on receiving or replacing smoke alarms or to obtain battery replacements, please call 3-1-1 or 865-215-4311 during normal business hours (Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm) or email at [email protected].