All News

MULLIN, Texas –– Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded Mullin Volunteer Fire Department an $11,600grant to help them purchase a new slip-on unit. “Where we are located, there is a water problem,” Fire Chief Bud West said. “We have to use a well or tank forwater and they are not always available in the open […]

It’s that time of year again – Texas Nature Challenge 2015 begins this weekend and lasts through July 31. Time to round up the family, get outside and reconnect with nature.

It’s that time ofyear again – Texas Nature Challenge 2015 begins this weekend and lasts through July 31. Time to round up the family, get outside and reconnect with nature.

Texans are fortunate to have a rich and colorful heritage. One book puts an elite group of trees together that have witnessed exciting events in Texas’ frontier history.

Texans are fortunate to have a rich and colorful heritage. One book puts an elite group of trees together that have witnessed exciting events in Texas’ frontier history.

BIG LAKE, Texas –– Big Lake Volunteer Fire Department can now replace a 20-year-old truck thanks to a $200,000 grant awarded by Texas A&M Forest Service for a new brush truck. The old truck experienced a great deal of wear and tear during the 2011 fire season, according to Fire Chief Alan Garner. “After that […]

RAVENNA, Texas –– Ravenna Volunteer Fire Department recently upgraded from an old fire engine to aconverted military truck with help from Texas A&M Forest Service and the DoD Firefighter Property Program.The program is managed nationally by the USDA Forest Service and implemented here in Texas by TFS. “We needed to expand our department so we […]

WADSWORTH, Texas –– Wadsworth Volunteer Fire Department now has a brand new tanker thanks to theHouse Bill 2604 grant program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. Awarded just shy of $200,000, WVFD was able to replace a 1971 model pumper truck with an updated tanker. “The new truck carries about 2,200 gallons of water,” Fire […]

Trinidad Volunteer Fire Department has upgraded its equipment with help from a $11,300grant administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant helped the department purchase a set of new nozzles to be placed on the VFDs existing pumper toenhance its capabilities. “These nozzles are monitors that allow you to put water on a fire and […]

The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station has a new temporary exhibit on display titled History in the Making: Texas A&M Forest Service.