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POWDERLY, Texas -– Powderly Volunteer Fire Department upgraded from a 1991 firefighting slip-on unitthanks to a cost-share grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered byTexas A&M Forest Service. “Our department is grateful to have received a $20,000 grant to help replace an older slip-on unit that haddecreased water pressure, a leaking pump, […]

LINDEN, Texas –- Center Hill Volunteer Fire Department accepted a cost-share grant through the RuralVolunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant wasused to purchase a slip-on unit that was installed onto a 2013 Stewart Stevenson truck. “Center Hill Volunteer Fire Department’s new fire apparatus once served in the military, […]

I made this map at the request of the Texas Forestry Association for their museum in Lufkin. It’s designed to be printed 2′ square. I previously developed the forest type layer from FIA data and a suite of environmental predictor variables. We’ll get into that another month. I used a combination of ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop to make […]

MASON, Texas –- Loyal Valley Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $15,600 grant to help purchase a slip-onunit that was installed onto a 4-wheel-drive truck chassis. The transformation will give the department a smallbrush truck for quick, safe response to wildland and structure fires and EMS calls. The cost-share grant wasmade possible through the HB2604 Rural […]

Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department added new rescue equipment thanks to a $20,000 costshare grant through the HB2604 Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by TexasA&M Forest Service. “We are grateful for this grant that helped purchase a battery powered Jaws of Life,” said Dalhart VFD FireChief Curtis Brown. “The volunteers trained on the operation […]

Bloomburg Volunteer Fire Department accepted an $18,500 cost share grant from theRural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. The granthelped to purchase rescue tools, traffic cones and a thermal imaging camera. “Our department has been serving the Bloomburg community since 1974 and we never had our own extricationtools,” said Bloomburg […]

UPDATE 4/17/2020 – State forests to reopen Monday, April 20, 2020, after temporary closure amid coronavirus pandemic.

UPDATE 4/17/2020 – State forests to reopen Monday, April 20, 2020, after temporary closure amid coronavirus pandemic.

COLMESNEIL, Texas — Colmesneil Volunteer Fire Department added a 2019 brush truck to their fleet thanks to a cost share grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. “This new addition will allow for a quick response to grass fires and other small fires with easy access in tight areas,” said Fire Chief Alan […]

Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department added a 2020 International tender with compressed air foam system (CAFS) to their fleet thanks to a $218,000 cost share grant from the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. “This new addition to our fleet will allow for increased response capabilities,” said Tarkington VFD Fire […]