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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.

Significant wildfire activity has increased statewide, and accelerated drying has elevated the potential for new wildfire ignitions. New wildfires will become increasingly difficult to extinguish if current temperatures and drying conditions persist into August as forecasted.

Novice Volunteer Fire Department is the recipient of an excess military truck through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program. The department also accepted a $20,000 grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to purchase a slip-on unit and installed it onto the 5-ton military truck; both programs are administered by Texas A&M […]

Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications for the State Fire Assistance for Mitigation – Plains Prescribed Fire Grant through August 15. The grant will provide $81,000 in total funding for prescribed burns.

As Texans make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages everyone to be careful with any activity that may cause a spark. Approximately 90 percent of wildfires are caused by humans and their activities, and Independence

We updated the Timber Supply Analysis application to include forest inventory data for states within 100 miles of the Southern Region, allowing users to accurately conduct supply analyses that extend outside of the Southern Region. The area of interest (supply point) must still originate inside the Southern Region for the analysis to be conducted. Additionally, […]