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Emergency responders are invited to hone in their wildland firefighting skills at the 17th annual Mile High Wildfire Academy held at the Fort Davis Fire Department, February 19–22.

Emergency responders are invited to hone in their wildland firefighting skills at the 17th annual Mile High Wildfire Academy held at the Fort Davis Fire Department, February 19–22. The academy features wildland firefighting training for paid and volunteer departments, safety and fire operations courses in the wildland urban interface.

The 2015 Texas Timber Tax Workshop scheduled for next month in East Texas is a day-long event that will provide information on timber tax laws and rules, helping attendees understand recent changes before filing taxes.

The 2015 Texas Timber Tax Workshop scheduled for next month in East Texas is a day-long event that will provide information on timber tax laws and rules, helping attendees understand recent changes before filing taxes. Along with federal income tax, timberland property tax laws in Texas will be discussed.

Changing the way the South recognizes and prepares for wildfire, a 17-year Texas A&M Forest Service employee was honored Tuesday with the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry.

Changing the way the South recognizes and prepares for wildfire, a 17-year Texas A&M Forest Service employee Curt Stripling was honored Tuesday with the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry.

The Eden Volunteer Fire Department recently received a grant from Texas A&M ForestService to purchase new rescue equipment. “The old equipment took at least two people to operate it; one to watch the compressor andmanipulate the hose and the other to use the equipment. The new equipment is battery operated whichfrees up personnel to assist […]

TFS offices across the state are closed in observance of Christmas and New Years. All offices will resume normal operations Monday morning, Jan. 5.

Expect a slow fire season this winter. Much of the state received above normal rainfall this year, helping to suppress fires and increase the moisture level—also increasing the amount of grass or fuel.

Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded Hawley Volunteer Fire Department a grant in theamount of $100,000 to replace an old 1995 model used truck. “We didn’t have the money to do anything like this on our own,” Fire Chief Gaite Taylor said. “We needed this newequipment badly.” TFS passes approximately $12.8 million along to volunteer […]