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BEN BOLT, Texas –– Texas A&M Forest Service awarded Ben Bolt Volunteer Fire Department a $200,000 grantto help purchase a new brush truck to add to their fleet. Ben Bolt Fire Chief Patrick Thomas said the new brush truck will fill a void they were experiencing within theirfleet. “This large brush truck will increase our […]

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PLEAK, Texas –– Texas A&M Forest Service awarded a $200,000 grant to Pleak VFF Association for atanker through the Rural VFD Assistance Program. “The new tanker will replace a vehicle that had been out of service for about a year and a half because itwas no longer operational or road worthy,” Day Crew Firefighter Jordan […]

WHEELOCK, Texas –– Wheelock Volunteer Fire Department now has a converted military truck to protect itscommunity from fire and related hazards thanks to the DoD Firefighter Property Program administered byTexas A&M Forest Service. The program provides excess military equipment to fire departments and emergency service providers and ismanaged nationally by the USDA Forest Service. “As […]

Thanks to a $126,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service, Clute Fire Rescuecan now retire an older truck with its newly updated combination vehicle. The cost-share grant administered by TFS went toward purchasing a large brush truck chassisand a new slip-on unit with a compressed air foam system. “We were in need of an urban […]

Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded Sanger Volunteer Fire Department a$9,200 grant through their Rural VFD Assistance Program. The cost-share grant went towardpurchasing a new thermal imaging camera. Fire Chief David Pennington said the new camera will be used in structure fires and smokeinvestigations. “This camera has the capability to detect hot spots and cold […]

HOUSTON, Texas –– Southside Place Volunteer Fire Department now has a new brush truckthanks to a $200,000 grant administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. For Southside Place VFD, being nested within a small community makes funding for neededequipment difficult to come by. “TFS has been very helpful to us in attaining this equipment. It is […]

BOWIE, Texas –– Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded a $36,000 grant to Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department to go toward purchasing a new slip-on unit with a compressed air foam system. “This new unit will help increase our capacity and give us an advantage in putting out grass fires,” Chairman J.K. Brite said. “It […]

A nearly $14,000 grant awarded by Texas A&M Forest Service allowed HambyVolunteer Fire Department to purchase new rescue equipment. Taking advantage of this grant gave the department specialized equipment to assist in various types ofrescue situations. They used the opportunity to purchased stabilizer bars, airlifting bags, and air packsthat will help to improve efficiency, safety […]

PADUCAH, Texas –– An $18,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service helped PaducahVolunteer Fire Department purchased a much-needed upgrade in equipment. The cost share grant went toward purchasing a new slip-on unit for the VFD that will replacesome older equipment. “Our service area is very rural with a lot of grass and trees that fuel […]