Six agencies respond to Wednesday morning house fire

This home sat beside Oak Grove Road in the 1800 block.

ROCKY TOP, TN (WLAF)- The initial call of someone seeing heavy smoke came in to Central Dispatch around 9:15 Wednesday morning. A neighbor on Oak Grove Road first spotted the smoke.

Units and firefighters from four agencies responded along with Campbell EMS and Sheriff.

“When our firefighters arrived, the home was fully involved,” said Dylan Roach, Chief of the Ridgewood Volunteer Fire Department. Crews started an offensive attack to suppress the fire, according to the chief.

Mutual aid was requested. Firefighters and units from Campbell County Rural Fire Service, Caryville Volunteer Fire Department and Jacksboro Fire Department soon arrived.

Four firefighters came from the CVFD, one from Jacksboro and two from the CCRFS to help battle the blaze.

Campbell EMS staged near the scene while Campbell Sheriff’s Deputies blocked Oak Grove Road from traffic.

There were no injuries. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-02/12/2026-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CCRFS)

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