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Nashville fire investigators rule out arson in downtown parking garage blaze

Tony Gonzalez

July 1, 2025

The devastating fire in a large downtown Nashville parking garage was not intentionally set — but the exact cause remains elusive.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: nashville fire department, Nashville Public Library

Nashville’s main downtown library disrupted by neighboring parking garage fire

Cynthia Abrams

June 10, 2025

The fire that broke out in a prominent parking garage near Nashville’s downtown library caused multiple vehicle explosions and a partial collapse of the structure early Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, library, mayor freddie o'connell, Nashville Downtown Partnership, nashville fire department, Nashville Public Library, NDOT

Emergency preparedness in Middle Tennessee

Katherine Ceicys

November 12, 2024

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Are you prepared for an emergency? Do you know how public safety workers in Nashville work to prevent and respond to major disasters?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Emergency preparedness, Hands On Nashville, nashville fire department, Red Cross

I-40 closed after radioactive waste truck catches fire

Char Daston

February 5, 2024

Interstate 40 between exits 201 and 204 is closed in both directions, after a semi-truck carrying radioactive waste caught fire.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Fire, I-40, nashville fire department

6 people, including children, were fatally shot at a Green Hills school. Police say the shooter is also dead.

Rachel Iacovone, Paige PflegerandAlexis Marshall

March 27, 2023

Six people, including three students, are dead following a shooting at Covenant School in Green Hills on Monday morning.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, Don Aaron, John Cooper, John Drake, Metro Nashville Police Department, MNPD, nashville fire department

Legal battle escalates between a Nashville firefighter and the department that suspended him three times

Marianna Bacallao

May 11, 2022

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A month after a Nashville firefighter and comedian sued the department for violating his freedom of speech, he has again been suspended from his day job without pay.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Josh Black, nashville fire department

Nashville firefighter who moonlights as comedian Josh Black sues the city and fire department for disciplining him over a tweet about racism

Samantha MaxandMarianna Bacallao

April 11, 2022

A Nashville comedian is suing the city’s fire department for violating his right to free speech. Joshua Lipscomb, better known online as comedian Josh Black, was suspended over tweets he made under his stage name.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Josh Black, Joshua Lipscomb, nashville fire department

Remnants Of Ida Sweep Through Middle Tennessee

Paige PflegerandTony Gonzalez

August 30, 2021

Downed tree and power lines have been reported across Nashville as the remnants of Hurricane Ida sweep through the region Tuesday.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Flooding, metro office of emergency management, nashville fire department, National Weather Service, severe weather

‘Puzzled’ By Why The State Reversed Course, Nashville Will Still Share COVID Data With First Responders

Samantha Max

May 28, 2020

Nashville’s public health department will continue to provide COVID-19 patient information to first responders, even though the state has decided to halt its own data-sharing policy by the end of the month.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, law enforcement, Metro Public Health, nashville fire department, Tennessee Department of Health

A Free Hot Meal Goes A Long Way For First Responders To Nashville Tornado

Samantha Max

March 5, 2020

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A hot meal can be hard to come by after a tornado rips through town. Especially for first responders and those directly impacted by the storm. At Shoney’s on Interstate Drive, police, firefighters and families broke bread together this week. The Nashville-based comfort food chain offered a free buffet dinner for those in need.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: food, Metro Nashville Police Department, nashville fire department, police, Super Tuesday Tornado

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