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Up-to-date equipment can improve safety procedures in times of response while protectingfirefighters and public a like. West Mountain Volunteer Fire Department received a $19,800 grant to help purchaseseveral pieces of fire/rescue equipment. “One of our major upgrades is six new radios with 25-channel frequencies,” said West Mountain VFD Fire ChiefSteve Bayne. “Communication is the key […]

COLEMAN, Texas –- The Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department, converted a 2.5-ton excess military StewartStevenson into a firefighting machine with a 500-gallon water tank and foam capability. The truck wasawarded through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, and the slip-on unit waspurchased with a grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, both […]

Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) is the layer of leaves, branches, and stems or trees that cover the ground when viewed from above. These trees, all public and private trees in the community, comprise the Urban Forest and provide valuable services and benefits. The UTC application displays predicted urban growth areas, UTC for selected communities and models […]

Brownsboro Volunteer Fire Department received two grants totaling $67,800through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grantshelped the department purchase a truck chassis and a slip-on unit which were utilized to build a new brushtruck. “This 2020 brush truck is replacing a 2006 truck that had a smaller water tank […]

Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications for the State Fire Assistance for Mitigation – Plains Prescribed Fire Grant through August 15, 2021.

More than 70 Texas A&M Forest Service personnel are currently deployed to wildfire incidents across multiple western states including Arizona, California, Idaho and Montana.

RIO BRAVO, Texas –- Rio Bravo Volunteer Fire Department received a cost-share grant to help purchase a brush truck through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The new brush truck has a 500-gallon water tank and foam capability. “Our department is very pleased to have this brush truck in our […]

Noonday Volunteer Fire Department accepted delivery of a new pumper/water tender. This new addition to their fleet was made possible thanks to a cost share grant from Texas A&M Forest Service through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. “Noonday Volunteer Fire Department’s new pumper-tender is a versatile apparatus that will allow the firefighters to […]

As Texans make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July with picnics, grilling, camping or fireworks, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages everyone to be careful with any outdoor activity that may cause a spark.

Twenty-five Texas A&M Forest Service overhead personnel and operational fire resources, including two engine crews, are currently deployed to wildfire incidents in Colorado, Arizona, Alaska, New Mexico and Florida.