KINGSPORT TENNESSEE

Fire Department
Kingsport Fire Department Accredited Once Again
The Kingsport Fire Department (KFD) received its fourth consecutive
designation as an Accredited Agency. When they first received this
designation in 2001, they were 1 of 40 fire departments in the nation
to receive this accreditation.
The CFAI confers Accredited Agency status for a period of five years,
during which an agency must submit four Annual Compliance
Reports to demonstrate their continued compliance with core
performance indicators and report on progress in executing their
plans for improvement. The Commission determines if the reports are
acceptable and the agency may retain its accredited status. At the end
of the fifth year, an Accredited Agency must seek re-accreditation and
successfully complete the peer review process to remain accredited.
• $104,500 grant to replace 11 diesel exhaust systems for KFD
• $168,817 from County to assist with purchasing a fire truck
• $335,000 for fire pumper apparatus
• $12,000 donation from Domtar to purchase new Sparky robot
• $524,488 purchase of one Fire Pumper apparatus
• Purchase of 4 cardiac monitors for Fire Department
Sparky the Robot
Sparky is Kingsport Fire Department’s robotic interactive tool
for teaching fire and safety awareness. He’s been helping Public
Information Officer Barry Brickey spread the word about fire safety
to local schools, senior centers and community events.
Recently, Domtar donated $12,000 to the KFD to purchase a new
Sparky! The new Sparky is an updated model of the previous one
with one exception - he was painted to match the new ladder truck
being debuted in January!
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