Franklin Volunteer Fire Department - July 4, 1910 

Battalion Chief Gentry Fox lost his stepmother Grace Fox and stepbrother Larry Morse in a house fire at 210 Bridge Street that started due to careless smoking.  He went in to rescue them himself, along with Battalion Chief Eddie House, but they did not survive.

Firefighter Rescue at Tyne Drive House Fire - July 28, 2004

When firefighters made entry to fight a house fire in the Founder’s Pointe subdivision, they didn’t realize the flames were beneath them in the crawl space.  

They were in the kitchen when the floor collapsed under Firefighter Jonathan Jenkins (who is now a Battalion Chief), sending him plunging and disappearing into the fiery crawl space below.

Despite heavy smoke and zero visibility, Lt. Terry Hood (retired) and Firefighter Kyle Bess (now Captain Bess) located him and helped pull him out. 

FF Jenkins escaped serious injury, suffering second degree burns to his face and body.  FF Bess also sustained burn injuries.

The new homeowners were in the process of moving into the residence at 212 Tyne Dr. that day.  They had placed a cardboard box on top of the stove then left.

A stove burner knob left or bumped in the "on" position caused the box to ignite after the power to the home was turned on by the electric company.  The smoldering box fell onto the floor and then burned through the floor into the crawl space.

The newspaper article is courtesy of the Williamson County Review Appeal, July 29, 2004, with photos by Brian McCord and Jim Rodriguez. 

A 150,000-square foot tobacco warehouse on 1st Avenue South was destroyed by fire, with an estimated loss of around $250,000.  For details about other 1st Avenue South warehouse fires, follow these links:

• February 5, 1963 - R.N. Moore Feed & Seed Co. warehouse fire
• June 26, 1973 - Georgia Boot Co. warehouse fires