Piney Volunteer Fire Department

05/25/2026

5/25/2026
Today we had the honor with Fall Creek Falls Fire Dept of providing coverage for Mt. Crest Volunteer Fire Department as they went to say goodbye to their former chief and friend, Dennis “Big D” Frazier. Our thoughts and prayers remain with them in this difficult time.

05/23/2026

We are sorry to hear about Dennis “Big D” Frazier. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and fire department family.

View Hollis Dennis "Big D" Frazier's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

05/15/2026

5/15/2026

Piney Volunteer Fire Department is work with Van Buren County Sheriff's Department, City of Spencer Police Department, and Tennessee Highway Patrol to park and control traffic at theVan Buren County High School graduation.

Congratulations to all the 2026 graduates!

05/15/2026

5/12/2026

Early Tuesday morning at 4:39 am Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched with Spencer Fire Rescue to a report of a motor vehicle collision with one person still inside the vehicle. Van Buren County Sheriff's Department deputies arrived and was unable to locate anyone in or around the vehicle. Deputies , Van Buren County EMS, and firefighters searched diligently but was unable to locate the driver or any passengers.

The scene was turned over to law enforcement.

05/01/2026

4/30/2026

Piney Volunteer Fire Department and Spencer Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on SR 111 near Tippitt Rd. Piney’s tanker arrived on scene to find a small pickup truck 50% involved. Firefighters used the deck gun to knock the fire down while waiting for more firefighters to arrive. Then firefighters used a hand line to extinguish the fire.

The truck was being towed behind a RV when the owners noticed smoke. The owners were able to unhook the vehicle from the RV before the fire could damage the RV. One civilian was injured and transported by Van Buren County EMS.

Van Buren County Sheriff's Department also responded and helped at the scene.

04/19/2026

4/17/2026

On Friday evening around 4:30 PM Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched with Spencer Fire Department to a vehicle fire on River Cliff Way. White County Firefighters Association South Group was requested for mutual aid. Van Buren County High Schools Junior Senior Prom was about to occur River Cliff Venue. White County Fire Departments, Spencer Fire Department, and Piney Fire Department worked together to extinguish the care. It was a total loss. No one was injured.

Van Buren County Sheriff's Department deputies responded and assisted with traffic and helping firefighters.

04/19/2026

4/16/2025

Thursday afternoon a little after 2:00 PM Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched with other departments to a report of a vehicle fire in the ambulance service on Generations Dr. Reports soon advised the vehicle was beside the ambulance service. Piney Fire Department responded with an engine and a tanker. Ambulance Service personnel towed the vehicle away from the building prior to firefighters arriving on scene. Van Buren County Sheriff's Department deputies responded to the scene and assisted firefighters.

Firefighters arrived and used foam to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was a total loss.

04/19/2026

4/14/2026

On Tuesday afternoon a little after 2:30 pm Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire that was spreading toward a house on Old State Hwy 111. Piney firefighters responded with an engine and a brush truck. Firefighters arrived to find approximately a half acre of area burning. A property owner was working to burn an area when the fire escaped containment and spread to a nearby yard toward a house. Firefighters worked to contain and extinguish the fire.

Please use caution when burning outdoors.

04/13/2026

4/12/2026

Just before 6:00 PM on Sunday evening, Piney Volunteer Fire Department firefighters Daniel Wilson and Maynard Irwin were traveling down Lemont/Yates Mtn Rd when they saw sparks and fire on a porch. They called 911. Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched along with Spencer Fire Rescue, Fall Creek Falls Fire Dept, Cedar Grove Fire Department, Rocky River Fire Department, Van Buren County EMS, and Van Buren County Sheriff's Department deputies.

Van Buren County EMS personnel Jeff Hill, Ethan Deweese, and Colton Simmons arrived and used the fire extinguishers they carried. Chief Deputy Cameron Clendenon and Deputy Kade Dial arrived and used their fire extinguishers. Wilson and Irwin helped with using the fire extinguishers. Then, EMS personnel, firefighters, and deputies started carrying water from a sink in available bowls, cups, and mop buckets to extinguish the fire until a fire truck could arrive. Soon, the Spencer Fire Department arrived with an engine and cooled the hot spots.

The porch was damaged, but the house was saved. Great teamwork by our Van Buren County emergency services to save a house!

04/13/2026

4/10/2026

On Friday at 9:30 am, Piney Volunteer Fire Department and Spencer Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire that had escaped containment on Walling Rd. Firefighters arrived to find a brush fire spreading into the woods. Firefighters worked to contain the fire and requested Forestry. After Forestry workers arrived, they put a line around the fire. The fire was contained inside the Forestry dozer line.