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Continued hot and dry conditions across much of the state have resulted in increased wildfire activity, particularly in north central Texas and in areas along the Interstate-35 corridor. Activity and fuel dryness is expanding north and east into higher population centers, including further east along the Interstate-45 corridor as well.

North Shore Fire Department added a water tender to their fleet that can carry 3,000 gallons of water to any fire response in the department’s service area. The department purchased the apparatus thanks to community donations and a cost share grant that was awarded through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas […]

Wildfire activity has increased statewide with hot and dry conditions. This pattern of activity is expected to continue as the state moves into late summer.

Firefighters from across the state are battling the still-growing, human-caused Mays Fire in San Saba and McCulloch Counties. The fire ignited on Aug. 1, approximately 16 miles east of Brady, Texas, as the result of an individual parking and idling their vehicle over tall, dry grass. The fire has currently burned an estimated 9,500 acres and is only 50% contained.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Selden Volunteer Fire Department members turned a 2003 Stewart Stevenson truckinto a firefighting machine to help protect their community and surrounding area. The fruit of their laborproduced a brush truck with a slip-on unit that has a 2,000-gallon water tank and is capable of drafting from apond, creek, or pool. The truck […]

Turnersville Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant to help purchaserescue equipment that will help to increase the departments capacity to save lives in their community andsurrounding area. The grant was awarded through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Programadministered by Texas A&M Forest Service. “We purchased several pieces of rescue equipment which included […]

San Diego Urban Forest Inventory & Analysis data has been added to the My City’s Trees web application. San Diego is the first city outside of Texas to be included in the application. What does this mean? It means you can use My City’s Trees to explore the structure and values of San Diego’s urban forest. My City’s […]

The East Texas Operations Department provides the crucial forest resource development and protection needed to keep the Texas pineywoods region safe and productive.

MIDLAND, Texas – Northeast Midland County Volunteer Fire Department received a $200,000 cost sharegrant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M ForestService. “This truck has been in service since day one,” said Northeast Midland County VFD Assistant Fire Chief ZackCzelada. “Three hours after we got the truck, it was put […]

Today, the State of Texas and USDA Forest Service signed a historic agreement that formalizes the framework for a collaborative response between state and federal agencies responding to wildfires, natural resource concerns and ecological challenges in Texas.