| Train Fire in Dyersburg |
| Written by Darrell and Jean Butler - A Page In Time | |||||||||
| Monday, 17 October 2005 | |||||||||
 DYERSBURG, TN - My visit to the Dyersburg Fire Department this afternoon proved to be more exciting than I had anticipated. I had gone there to speak with John Doyle, fire inspector, about some information we needed on the fire department. We had just entered his office when the alarm sounded. John asked if I wanted to go. There was no way I would miss it. I served on the Finley Fire Department for a number of years. It is something that gets in your blood. I miss it. Jean was the first lady firefighter with the Finley Fire Department. As we headed down East Court the smoke was visible. When we turned north on Kist Avenue it was evident that the fire involved a train car on top of the Kist underpass. I did not have my camera with me so John loaned me his. I started taking pictures while he suited up. The train car was loaded with plastic for PolyOne Manufacturing in Dyersburg. It was mostly a straight up
climb for the first firemen on the scene. Scurrying to the top of
the overpass is a little difficult for the firemen with turnouts and
air packs on. Once they reached the scene the fire was
extinguished in a short period of time. I would like to
thank John Doyle for allowing me to go with him. The men of the
Dyersburg Fire Department are some of the nicest, friendliest people
one could ever hope to meet. Dyersburg should take pride in the
fact we have one of the most well trained fire departments for a city
of our size anywhere in the state.
This article was written by Darrell and Jean Butler, publishers of A Page In Time Magazine. |
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