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This is also a good time to check the date of manufacture on your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.All alarms,...
11/01/2026

This is also a good time to check the date of manufacture on your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

All alarms, whether powered by permanent batteries, replaceable batteries or hard wired into your home's electrical system should be replaced every ten years to ensure that the sensor is still capable of alerting you of dangerous situations.

Remember: Even if it still beeps when you press the test button, the only way to know for sure that the sensor is working properly is to replace the alarm every ten years.

An extra hour of sleep? Yes, please. When you turn your clocks back on Sunday, Nov. 1, check your smoke alarms. It’s a perfect time to test smoke alarms and change replaceable batteries. Get more smoke alarm safety tips: https://bit.ly/4yTig2a.

10/24/2026

Let's clear up some confusion: There is no statewide burn ban in place at this time.

Fire danger is low to moderate across the state, so it should be safe enough to burn over the next few days. Burn permits are expected to be available this weekend in all counties where we issue them.

As always, we do not issue permits in Knox, Davidson and Shelby counties because of local restrictions.

Free burn permits are available at BurnSafeTN.org. Always check with your local government before burning, take steps to burn safely and stay with your fire until it is completely out.

Looking for information on burn bans in Tennessee? Visit
www.TN.gov/TNWildlandFire/Prevention/Safe-Debris-Burning/Burn-Bans

10/15/2026

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.
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South Pittsburg, TN
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