Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department

04/12/2026

NO BURN PERMITS 4/12/2026

East TN Fire Danger is HIGH for 04-12-26

Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-130700- Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins- Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen- Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene- Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter- Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount- Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains- Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe- Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee- Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA- 249 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2026 /149 AM CDT Sun Apr 12 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
DAY ONE...Today and Tonight: Unseasonably warm temperatures in the 80s, low afternoon relative humidity in the 20s, and breezy winds gusting between 15 to 25 mph will lead to increased fire weather concerns this afternoon.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday: Continued dry, warm, and breezy conditions will maintain heightened fire weather concerns and worsening drought into the new work week. Monday is the most likely day of greatest concern.

04/05/2026

03/25/2026

🚨Attention🚨

The Hopewell Fire Department will be holding an election for board members on April 2nd at 7:15pm.

03/21/2026

UPDATE!!!!

📣 Live Fire Training has concluded. Thanks for everyone's patience and cooperation.📣

🚒 Public Notice – Live Fire Training 🚒

On March 21, 2026, beginning at 8:00 AM, fire crews will be conducting live fire training on Chestua Road in the area of Gudger Road.

⚠️ A portion of Chestua Road will be shut down near Gudger Road during the training. The road closure will remain in place until training operations are completed.

Please use extreme caution if you are traveling in the area and consider using alternate routes if possible. Emergency personnel and fire apparatus will be operating in the roadway during this time.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as crews conduct this important training to better serve and protect our community. 🚒

03/19/2026

Team TDCI is reminding Volunteer State residents of the lifesaving capabilities of a common household fixture: a door.

A closed door can hinder flames and smoke from spreading to other rooms and can help deprive a fire of the oxygen it needs to grow, limiting the structural damage a fire can cause and, most importantly, saving lives. In fact, closing doors to quarantine a fire is an age-old technique used by firefighters that homeowners should always remember.

Closing the door can stop the spread of fire in a home allowing time to find alternate escape routes or shelter in place until help arrives. The extra time bought by closing the door has never been more crucial. Forty years ago, residents had over 17 minutes to escape a home fire with their lives—that number is now under 3 minutes.

Closing the door works in conjunction with interconnected smoke alarms. For the best protection, smoke alarms should be installed inside each sleeping area, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home.

The SFMO encourages Tennesseans to remember to following tips related to closing the door:

-Close the bedroom door when sleeping, if possible. Remember to have smoke alarms inside and outside of each sleeping area. For the best protection, make sure your alarms are interconnected—when one sounds, they all will sound.

-Close the door behind you when escaping a room or building that is one fire.
If you are unable to escape a building that is on fire, close all doors between you and the fire. Use towels or sheets to seal the door cracks and cover air vents. Call the fire department and report your exact location.

-Keep fire doors closed. These specialized doors are used to compartmentalize a building and prevent the spread of smoke and flames. Never wedge, disable, or prop open fire doors in apartments or other buildings.

03/16/2026

Please be sure that you choose the correct street address so that any Emergency Alerts affecting only your immediate area will reach you

03/14/2026

03/07/2026

We don't want to "spring" an unwelcome surprise on you, but Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2 a.m., when all clocks should "spring forward" one hour to 3 a.m..! Tennesseans should use the opportunity to check the batteries of their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors to ensure these important devices are functioning.

Remember: Most fire fatalities occur at night while victims are sleeping. The harmful smoke and toxic gases generated by a home fire can cause people to sleep more deeply which reduces the likelihood of escaping a home fire. Working smoke alarms can alert a home’s sleeping residents thereby doubling the chances of survival by increasing the amount of time residents have to escape a house fire.

Need working smoke alarms? Contact your local fire department and ask if they participate in our "Get Alarmed, Tennessee!" free smoke alarm program!

02/18/2026

State Foresty is doing controlled burn near Kahite. Lots of smoke but it is a professionally managed fire.

01/31/2026

Hopewell Fire Department thanks the other members of the Battalion One Fire group for the help and support today. We also had Christianburg Fire Department on scene with a tanker helping with this incident. Vonore Fire Department handled relay pumping at the water supply point. Monroe county EMS stayed on scene ready to work if needed. MCSO officer assisted with the incident. When the weather gets bad it takes a lot of resources to combat the situation we had today.

01/31/2026

We started off the day with a structure fire early this morning. Due to the weather and road conditions it made things difficult. As a small department keeping lots of replacement hose on hand is not an option. Loading the truck back with soiled and wet hose that could freeze into a solid block in the truck was not an option. We want to send out a big thanks to Tennessee Fire Equipment in Chattanooga for helping us restock today. The new hose is in the truck and ready for another call. Hopefully we can stay at home the rest of the day.