Fire Department Programs

We offer assistance programs and training opportunities for fire departments that build their capacity to protect life and property.

Big check presentation for Ballinger Fire Department for their small brush truck award

Assistance Programs

Local firefighters are our first line of defense against disasters in Texas. We offer programs that enhance their emergency response capabilities. 

  • Our volunteer fire department assistance programs build the capacity of volunteer and small combination fire departments with 20 or fewer paid members.

    Firefighters walking towards fire with hose

  • Our career fire department assistance programs build the capacity of career and large combination fire departments with 21 or more paid members.

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  • We provide nationally accredited wildfire and incident management training to local, state, and federal cooperators.

    Firefighters using handtools

FireConnect

FireConnect is our online fire department directory, fire reporting system, and home of our fire department assistance programs.

Visit FireConnect (external link)

FireConnect Help

Need assistance with FireConnect? View the videos below for tutorials on how to use the site.

August 25, 2016 — GILMER, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded a $100,000 grant toGilmer Volunteer Fire Department for a new brush truck through the Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. The truck, a 2016 Ford F-550, is replacing a smaller 1985 pickup that lacked dependability. “The new truck has a 400-gallon poly water […]
Group photo of Pittsburg Fire Department members standing in front of a red and black fire engine, holding a large check.
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