A hiker was taken to the hospital after injuring themself on House Mountain Monday, according to Rural Metro Fire’s Jeff ...

Rural Metro Fire crews responded to Knox County’s highest peak on Monday after receiving a report of an injured hiker.

Posted: May 16, 2025 | Last updated: May 16, 2025 Rural Metro Fire CEO James Wessel visited Knoxville on Thursday and discussed the challenges that the private fire company faces in the modern age.

Updated: Jan 29, 2022 / 07:50 AM EST KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An East Knox County home suffered major damage early Saturday morning as Rural Metro Fire battled a fire and cold temperatures.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — No injuries were reported after a house fire in West Knox County Wednesday morning, according to Rural Metro Fire. According to officials, the incident occurred at 827 ...

Rural Metro Fire responded to a house fire on Old Rutledge Pike in East Knox County at 3:10 a.m. Saturday. Crews arrived to find the front of a home engulfed in flames and heavy smoke.

Rural/Metro covers about 223,000 people in Knox County, according to UT’s CTAS study, putting it in the National Fire Protection Association’s South region and into the class of communities ...

Only about 40 percent of buildings in Knox County that are covered by Rural/Metro Fire are included in the voluntary subscriptions that fund the company's fire and emergency services operations.