The Fire Department in Eagleville is something the City can be proud about. With careful saving/spending and serious training, the 17 dedicated men volunteering their time and lives are working hard to make our community a better and safer place to live.

The balance in the Fire Department bank account the time of the March 2009 City Council meeting was reported at $1,330 but the actual figure is $13,000 – and today that amount has risen to approximately $18,000. The Fire Department is funded primarily with money received from the County, with the City of Eagleville providing the building, utilities and Insurance on all Fire Department vehicles. The City of Eagleville support comes to about $17,000 and they receive $30,000 from Rutherford County for a total of $47,000 financial support per year. In the past, Firefighters have been paid $25 per call, but last year these dedicated men put it to a vote, and decided to forfeit their pay in order to keep the money in the bank to pay for much needed tools and equipment for the Department

On Friday, April 10, 2009, The Eagleville Volunteer Firefighters were dispatched to assist in Murfreesboro at the Emergency Command Center on College Street and spent several hours to aid in the Tornado Relief and help with communications at the command center. In all, eight (8) Firefighters responded.

Nine more volunteers and Firefighters were again in Murfreesboro for several hours on Saturday to aid in communications and to deliver aid at ground zero by delivering 600 cases of water donated by Thornton’s Market (located at Highway 99 & Old Fort Parkway) at a Red Cross Evacuee Center in Murfreesboro. The firefighters and volunteers also helped at ground zero with debris removal of a home in the Regency Park subdivision.

On Sunday five more firefighters responded as well to help tornado evacuees by assisting in handing out boxes and bags to homeowners affected to pack up the items that they could salvage from their homes and then helped with debris removal.

The Eagleville Fire Department has grown in the past few years from 6 Firefighters to 17 members. All current members of the Department are required to complete 120 hours per year of Fire Training. Many have completed the mandatory training, and are going forward to complete additional elective training necessary to become a Certified Firefighter Class I.

In addition to the 120 hours of yearly training, 10 firefighters completed TARS training in February 2009. TARS is specialized training in vehicle extrication using tools such as the "Jaws of Life" and other specialized hand tools used in removing injured victims trapped in vehicles.

The Fire Department has invested over 60 man-hours in addition to $8,000 converting the old ambulance that was donated to the Fire Department years ago into a Fire & Rescue unit that is ready to respond to a motor vehicle accident day or night. Now that the training has been completed, the Fire Department is in the process of procuring through donation, the $10,300 Speader-Cutter (combo tool) that is needed. This combo-tool will be used for the process of vehicle extrication such as removal of roof, doors, spreading of dashboard in order to remove victim from a vehicle. The Rescue operations of the Fire Department are strictly for Motor Vehicle accidents or other calls as dispatched.