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With the help of a $100,000 grant the Caddo VFD will now be able to better protect the community from fires. The cost-share grant administered through Texas A&M Forest Service helped the fire department to purchase a new truck that will enhance their emergency response capabilities. “This grant has given our department the ability to […]

A vision that started nearly four years ago is now complete thanks to a grant thatallowed the Eastland Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a foam system to better help fight fires. “We bought a fire truck a few years ago to start building it so that we could hold a rowe cast system,” saidDavid Branch, […]

Imagine the ability to spot an injured victim in the dark or getting an alert whentemperatures reach dangerous levels? For Albany Volunteer Fire Department, these things are now bothpossible. With the help of a grant provided by Texas A&M Forest Service, Albany VFD purchased its first thermalimaging camera. The new camera will have the capability […]

With the help of a $14,000 cost-share grant provided by Texas A&M ForestService, Erath County Volunteer Fire Rescue purchased its first thermal imaging camera. “This camera will be used for search and rescue to detect body heat and on fires if you are steamed outand can’t see the flames, it can detect unsafe conditions,” said […]

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, […]