Tag: fire department

Nashville Fire Department Captain’s Facebook Posts On BLM, Masks Draw Ire from Community

Jordyn Pair

Some community members are angry after a Nashville Fire Department captain posted derogatory comments online about protesters and mask wearing, among other controversial topics.

Tracy Turner, a captain with Fire Station 18 in East Nashville, posted comments denouncing protesters, Black Lives Matter and Democratic leadership on his public Facebook page, according to Fox 17 Nashville.

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Tennessee Fire Department Gets Questionable Tax Exemptions

Chris Butler

Members of the New Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Department racked up more than $22,000 in unpaid cell phone bills and took advantage of city tax exemptions they weren’t supposed to have, according to a state audit. Tennessee Comptrollers released their report Thursday. “Beginning in May 2016, the department established the cell…

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