Murphree Valley Volunteer Fire Department

At 0509, Oneonta Fire was dispatched to 916 2nd Ave E for a possible structure fire at Burger King. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the building. An offensive attack was initiated and the fire was quickly extinguished. There were no injuries.

Thanks to Murphree Valley and Susan Moore Fire Departments for their assistance.

Thanks to ONEONTA Fire for letting Murphree Valley Fire to do live fire training with them yesterday.

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Friday January 26, 2024, 8:03 AM
Blount County




Advisory: Severe Weather Update

Dear Mike Gunn,

The NWS has released updated information on the upcoming severe weather threat for tomorrow. The updated graphics are attached.

We remain in a Flood Watch until Saturday afternoon, with this we could see up to 2 more inches of rain. The NWS has upgraded us to a Slight Risk for the majority of the county. Our potential hazards remain the same with the potential for a brief tornado and damaging winds. The timeline as of now for our area has just been listed as late morning through the afternoon.

Please remain weather aware and have multiple ways to recieve weather alerts. As always we will continue to provide you with updates as they come to us.

As the winter weather arrives this week, we want to remind everyone how to stay safe while heating your home!

🛌 Place space heaters 3-5 feet from combustible objects
🔌 Plug all heating appliances directly into wall outlets
♨️ Do not use stoves or ovens to heat homes
🕯 Do not leave candles/open flames unattended
🚨 Have working smoke alarms

Protect those who protect you. Keep first responders safe – slow down and move over when passing traffic incidents. 🚓🚑🚒🚧

Under municipal guidance - absolutely no outdoor burning of any type! Atmospheric conditions are not conducive to safe outdoor burning. Applies to Oneonta City Limits. (Edit).

Safety Stand Down Safety Stand Down will take place June 18-24, 2023. This year's theme focuses on responder safety during incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.

Thanks to ONEONTA FD for letting us participate in valuable training with them last night.

4:30 am wake-up call , Murphree Valley responded with Oneonta,Snead and Suzan moor F D on a structure fire this morning.

Murphree Valley FD would like to thank Oneonta FD for responding with us on a grain bin accident today.