Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Shawn “Bit” Brown
Main / non-emergency(423) 727-7761216 Honeysuckle Street, Mountain City, TN 37683Patrols the whole county and runs the county jail.
Public Safety
Emergency services, law enforcement, fire and rescue for Mountain City and Johnson County.
Law enforcement
For anything that is not an emergency, call the non-emergency numbers below.
Mountain City Police Department
Police Chief Joey Norris
Non-emergency(423) 727-2909210 S. Church Street, Mountain City, TN 37683Eleven officers patrolling inside the Town of Mountain City limits.
Tennessee Highway Patrol
State troopers
From a cell phone*847Dial *THP (*847) on a cell phone to reach the Highway Patrol for highway emergencies and impaired drivers.
Fire departments
Mountain City has a town fire department; the rest of the county is protected by volunteer fire departments. Always dial 911 for a fire.
Mountain City Fire Department
Fire Chief Jamie Meade
Station / burn permits(423) 727-6754114 Donnelly Street, Mountain City, TN 37683Inside town limits, call at least 24 hours ahead for a burn permit.
Butler Volunteer Fire Department
291 Piercetown Road, Butler, TN 37640Doe Valley Volunteer Fire Department
283 Slabtown Road, Mountain City, TN 37683
Dry Run Volunteer Fire Department
5646 Big Dry Run Road, Butler, TN 37640
First District Volunteer Fire Department
7176 Highway 91 North, Laurel Bloomery, TNNeva Volunteer Fire Department
4175 Roan Creek Road, Mountain City, TN 37683Second District Volunteer Fire Department
4243 Highway 421 South, Mountain City, TN 37683
Shady Valley Volunteer Fire Department
10114 Highway 421, Shady Valley, TN 37688
Trade Volunteer Fire Department
125 Fire Department Lane, Trade, TN 37691EMS, rescue & emergency management
Johnson County Rescue Squad & EMS
Ambulance & rescue · since 1967
Office (non-emergency)(423) 727-6531203 Paul Anderson Way, Mountain City, TN 37683Provides 24/7 emergency medical care and ambulance service for Johnson County. It is a private, not-for-profit squad.
Johnson County Emergency Management Agency
EMA Director Jason Blevins
EMA office(423) 727-2507216 Honeysuckle Street, Mountain City, TN 37683Disaster planning, severe weather and emergency alerts for the county.
Animal control
Mountain City Animal Control & Shelter
Animal Control Officer Esther Miller
Animal control(423) 727-7880445 Tobacco Road, Mountain City, TN 37683Open 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Official lookups & alerts
These official state and federal tools are the right place to look up public safety records.
Tennessee Sex Offender Registry
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Search registered offenders by name or address, or see a map of your area.
VINE: custody status & victim notification
Free and confidential
Check whether a person is in custody and sign up for release or status-change alerts.
Road conditions: TN SmartWay
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Traffic info511Road closures, crashes, construction and winter road conditions.
Weather alerts: National Weather Service
Morristown, TN office (serves Johnson County)
Burn permits outside town limits
Tennessee Division of Forestry
A free state burn permit is required from October 15 through May 15 for debris burning outside town limits (online at BurnSafeTN.org or the MyTN app).