HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Hendersonville Fire Department has added a new tool to its toolbox.

The department has placed "sensory kits," or backpacks with calming materials for people with autism or other disabilities, onto each of their fire engines.

The kits are a first for any first-responding agency in Hendersonville.

Behind it all is 24-year-old Jenna Kull, who decided to take her experiences and knowledge as a special education teacher, and pack it into one place.

“In special education, medical needs are pretty common,” Kull said. “In my particular classroom, I did have a few students with certain medical needs, and there have been multiple times where the firemen had to respond to my classroom.”

“People with disabilities, they act a different way,” Kull continued. “They

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