Stewart County Fire Rescue

10/28/2026

As you’re making your Halloween plans, be sure to add Station 6 and Station 7 to your trick-or-treat route! The address for each station is in the comments below.

Our firefighters are excited to be part of the Halloween fun and can’t wait to see all the little ghosts, goblins, superheroes, princesses, and everyone in between! 👻🦸‍♀️🧙‍♂️

We love being part of this community and look forward to seeing everyone out enjoying Halloween!

From our fire family to yours, have a safe and Happy Halloween! 🎃🚒🧡

10/28/2026

🚒 HAPPY NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY! 🇺🇸

Today, as we honor the men and women who answer the call when others need help, Stewart County Fire Rescue is proud to share some BIG news for our firefighters and our community!

We are incredibly excited to announce that Stewart County Fire Rescue has been awarded TWO grants through the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, totaling more than $1 MILLION! 🎉

These grants will make a tremendous difference in the safety and capabilities of our department:

🔥 SCBA Grant
Our first grant will allow us to outfit all of our apparatus with new, much-needed Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). This is a major investment in the safety of our firefighters as they respond to structure fires and other hazardous environments. We will be able to purchase 40 new SCBAs.

🚒 Tanker Replacement Grant
Our second grant will go toward the replacement of a 40-year-old tanker truck, giving our department a much-needed upgrade in our ability to transport and supply water during emergency operations. The new truck will be a custom built 3,000 gallon tanker.

These awards represent more than new equipment and a new truck. They represent safer firefighters, better resources, and a stronger Stewart County.

We would also like to give a special thank you to Clint Mathis for his invaluable input, revisions, and contributions throughout the grant-writing process. His time and expertise played an important role in helping us put these applications together.

We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to make these investments in our department and, most importantly, in the people we serve.

Over $1 MILLION in federal grant funding. Two major needs addressed. One stronger Stewart County Fire Rescue. ❤️‍🔥

To every first responder who answers the call — today we honor you. Thank you for your service, sacrifice, and dedication to our communities.

🚒🇺🇸 Happy National First Responders Day from Stewart County Fire Rescue!

Chief Ethan Luffman

10/23/2026

As the second round of mail outs is being received, we wanted to remind the community that there was a printing issue with the first batch that resulted in the donation form being left out.

Keep an eye on your mail boxes if you have been waiting for an updated letter with the donation form, they should be received this coming week

It’s that time of year again, we have sent out our annual mail-out fundraiser to the community. These letters are a legitimate fundraiser through Stewart County Fire-Rescue.
However there was a mistake with the printing, and the donation form meant to accompany the letter was left out. The printing company will be resending the letter to the community with the correct donation form attached.
If you would like to go ahead and send your donations, the mailing address is
PO BOX 420
Dover, TN 37058

Or you can visit this link https://www.scfr.org/donate/

10/08/2026

It’s that time of year again, we have sent out our annual mail-out fundraiser to the community. These letters are a legitimate fundraiser through Stewart County Fire-Rescue.
However there was a mistake with the printing, and the donation form meant to accompany the letter was left out. The printing company will be resending the letter to the community with the correct donation form attached.
If you would like to go ahead and send your donations, the mailing address is
PO BOX 420
Dover, TN 37058

Or you can visit this link https://www.scfr.org/donate/

10/07/2026

NASHVILLE — Beginning Oct. 15, Tennesseans must obtain a free burn permit before burning leaves or natural debris or conducting prescribed burns. As wildfire season begins, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) encourages residents and visitors to observe National Fire Prevention Week by practicing fire prevention and exercising extra caution when burning outdoors. Tennessee averages about 1,000 wildfires each year, burning approximately 18,000 acres.

“More than 90% of wildfires in Tennessee are caused by human activities, including escaped debris burns,” State Forester Heather Slayton said. “That means individual actions matter – choosing to avoid burning on high fire danger days, getting a burn permit, taking steps to burn safely and staying with your fire until it is completely out can make a meaningful difference in preventing destructive wildfires in our state.”

TDF is Tennessee’s lead wildfire agency and is responsible by law for administering the burn permit system. Burn permits help TDF communicate when and where conditions are safe for burning and are issued only when fire danger is at an acceptable level. When hazardous conditions — such as high winds, very low humidity or extremely dry vegetation and debris — increase wildfire risk, TDF temporarily pauses permit issuance until conditions improve.
RELEASE IN COMMENTS

09/27/2026

SRO Ricky Smith was such a kind hearted person and mentor to many. He will be deeply missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and our Law Enforcement community.

Our hearts are broken as we learn of the passing of Officer Ricky Smith. Ricky was an SRO with the Stewart County Sheriffs Office. Prior to that, he was a part of our family at the Dover Police Department. Anyone who knows or have had dealings with Ricky knew he was one of the funniest, kind hearted person you will ever run across. His huge heart, laughter and loving personality was infectious. You will be missed by all of us brother.

Please keep his family and his law enforcement brothers and sisters in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.

S.Bickford
Chief of Police

09/26/2026

9/26/26 12:47pm
BRUSH FIRE

This afternoon SCFR was dispatched to a brush fire on Highway 46. Crews from Stations 1,5,6,7,10, &12 responded along with Chief 1, Chief 3 and Chief 4. Upon arrival, crews found a large fire endangering a hunting cabin. There was slight damage to the cabin and crews were able to contain the fire. State forestry was requested and 2 bulldozers were used to contain fire in the woods. Mutual aid was also provided from Montgomery County Fire Department and Dover Fire Department. Thank you for your assistance!

Chief Ethan Luffman

09/18/2026

9/17/26

This afternoon SCFR was dispatched to Highway 79 around Red Top Road for a single vehicle Motor Vehicle Accident with injuries. Upon arrival, the patient was out of the vehicle and the vehicle caught fire. Our new Squad 1 made response. Fort Campbell Fire was requested for Mutual aid. The fire had spread to the woods on Fort Campbell property.