Fire Safety in Your Home

Fire Safety in Your Home

January 8, 2025

| 3:10 pm

| Turner Homes

| Warranty

Congratulations on your new home from Turner Homes! We realize you’ve just made a big investment, and we want to help you keep your home safe.

Knox County property taxes do not pay for Fire Service, and not all communities have a Volunteer Fire Department. Rural Metro provides fire protection and emergency services to communities across Knox County that are not covered through city or volunteer fire services. Property owners outside of these coverage areas must subscribe to a Fire Service on an annual basis to avoid service fees.

Check out the TN State Fire Marshall’s Fire Service Statistics Interactive Map to check your Fire Services coverage.

Fire Membership Discount

Supporting Rural Metro Fire through membership will save you money should you ever experience a response to your property. Unsubscribed property owners pay for Fire Department services at the rate of $1,800 per hour per apparatus. The minimum cost of a structure fire is $9,000. Please note that hourly fees are not covered by most insurance policies.

Just for buying your home from Turner Homes, you will receive a one-time 20% discount for three years on your fire membership when you sign up for Auto Pay. The Rural Metro website offers options for yearly, semi-annual, quarterly, and monthly payment options.

To take advantage of the 20% discount on your fire membership, call or email Rural Metro’s Account Executive, Michael Walker, at 865.371.7495, email mike.walker@gmr.net, or visit Rural Metro’s website and use promo code MW2020 to get the process started today.

Note: This offer does not apply to current active Rural Metro account holders.

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