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ROCKWALL, Texas –- The McLendon-Chisholm Volunteer Fire Department recently received a new fire truck that will helpprotect life and property in the event of a fire. With the help of a $200,000 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service, the department can better keep the communitysafe. ”This is the first fire engine we’ve had that was […]

The purchase of a small brush truck is sure to make a huge difference in how the Van Zandt-Midway VFD fights fires and responds to emergencies. With the help of over $98,000 in grant money, the Van Zandt-Midway VFD purchased a new fire truck that increases the department’s emergency response capabilities. “There’s no way we […]

ARTHUR CITY, Texas – The Chicota Volunteer Fire Department traded in its older engine for a newer model to increase emergency response capabilities. “We would not have been able to purchase a truck of this magnitude without the grant from Texas A&M Forest Service,”said Caleb Brewer, Chicota VFD chief. “We only paid 10 percent of […]

The Moore Volunteer Fire Department is now able to better protect the community after receiving a new fire engine. With the help of over $77,000 in grant funds from Texas A&M Forest Service, Moore VFD now has new means in protecting life and property in the event of a fire. “We had very old trucks […]

DAINGERFIELD, Texas –- The community of Rocky Branch has just become a bit more safe.The Rocky Branch Volunteer Fire Department has received a $200,000 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service to gotoward the purchase of a new fire engine. The award was presented to the VFD on the last week of February at a ceremony […]

The Kamay Fire Department in Wichita County has been awarded a $155,000 grant for the purchase of a new fire truck through the Texas A&M Forest Service. The cost-share grant, administered through the TFS Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program will help local firefighters better protect life and property. Six months after funds were awarded, […]

A Texas A&M Forest Service survey of hundreds of forested plots scattered across the state shows 301 million trees were killed as a result of the devastating 2011 drought. The number was determined by a study of both on-the-ground tree health assessments collect

An estimated 5.6 million trees that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities across Texas now are dead as a result of last year’s unrelenting drought. The finding comes from a study conducted by Texas Forest Service urban foresters, who spent the las

As many as 500 million trees scattered across the Lone Star State have died this year as a result of the unrelenting drought, according to preliminary estimates from Texas Forest Service. The numbers were derived by Texas Forest Service foresters, who canvassed lo

Texas remains mired in one of the worst droughts in state history and it’s creating disastrous effects on trees and forests across the state. After one of the driest years on record, many shade trees went into dormancy as early as August, dropping their leave