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Chief David Puckett says county received state confirmation of exempt jurisdiction for Fire/Rescue

Sevier County Board of Commissioners Emergency Services Committee · March 1, 2026

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Chief David Puckett told the Sevier County Emergency Services Committee that the county has received e-mail confirmation from the State that Sevier County will have exempt jurisdiction for fire response. The announcement came during the department's monthly report on Nov. 9.

Chief David Puckett told the Sevier County Emergency Services Committee on Nov. 9 that Sevier County has received e-mail confirmation from the State that the county will have exempt jurisdiction for fire response.

Puckett made the announcement while presenting the monthly report for the Department of Fire Response and Prevention, part of the committee's routine departmental briefings. The committee did not discuss specifics of what the exempt jurisdiction will change or when formal implementation would occur.

The statement was presented alongside other monthly reports at the Emergency Services Committee meeting, which was called to order at 5:20 PM by Commissioner Bryan Delius. No formal vote or additional action related to the jurisdiction confirmation was recorded in the meeting minutes.

The meeting adjourned at 5:48 PM.