Oak Ridge Police Department asking for help finding arson suspect
Officials said that a fire on Waddell Circle on July 11 was intentionally started. They said several people of interest have already been identified. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:35 PM EDT July 21, 2021
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. The Oak Ridge Police Department is asking for help from the public in finding an arson suspect.
They said that officials found that a fire at 167 Waddell Circle on July 11 was intentionally set. The flames swept through most of a unit in the quad-plex home, charring most of the building according to pictures from police.
The Oak Ridge Fire Department had responded to it, along with police investigators.
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Officials with the Oak Ridge Fire Department announced recently that the department has a new truck designed for wildland firefighting.
The city purchased the vehicle, Brush 1, with a grant received from Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, for off-site emergency planning and response in the amount of $16,000.
It has a 300-gallon per minute Hale pump with a 300-gallon capacity water tank and a five-gallon foam storage tank, according to a city news release.
It can pump water through a bumper-mounted nozzle, which is operated via joystick inside the cab, while the vehicle is being driven so fire along the roadside can be contained and extinguished. This equipment prevents having to deploy a hose line for a small area and helps to cover a larger area in less time.