Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department

The Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department now has more capability to access water sources at remote fire scenes with the purchase of a new piece of equipment.“TVFD has just purchased a TurboDraft appliance to add to our abilities for obtaining water supplies that are distant from a roadway says Tusculum Fire Chief Marty Shelton said.The TurboDraft device “will allow us to use locations in the absence of a hydrant or supplement an existing municipal water system to reduce or eliminate usage from the hydrants as needed,” Shelton said.