FEMA grant helps Nolensville Fire and Rescue purchase life-saving gear

The Nolensville Fire and Rescue Department has received a $17,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to purchase new live-saving tools. Nolensville will use the funds to purchase eight self-contained breathing apparatuses with masks and 16 air cylinders. The breathing machines help keep firefighters safe and able to do their job, including an alarm that will notify fellow crew members if a firefighter has not moved in a few minutes while on a scene. Since Nolensville Fire and Rescue began operating three years ago, it has been borrowing this type of equipment from other nearby fire departments.