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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 […]

SHIRO, Texas, Shiro Volunteer Fire Department increased the firefighting power of their fleetthanks to a $20,000 cost-share grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Programadministered by Texas A&M Forest Service. “Our department feels fortunate to have received a grant that helped in replacing an older slip-on unit,”said Shiro VFD Fire Chief Dan Sharron. “The […]

Bronte Volunteer Fire Department received a $19,700 equipment grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help purchase new rescue equipment, hand tools and lighting that will be beneficial in the safety of department members and those they help. “The recent acquisition of funds from Texas A&M Forest Service has allowed us to […]

As the state forestry agency of Texas, we have offices scattered across the state to help us serve all Texans. Our headquarters are in College Station, where we have 120 employees, but we also have offices in 59 other Texas cities or towns. You can see a little bit of our history through the map, […]

Texas A&M Forest Service law enforcement investigators arrested James Michael “Mike” Bennett of Cleveland, Texas for Timber Purchase as a Trustee with Intent to Defraud on Feb. 13, 2020 in Montgomery County. Bennett, 55, was charged with a state jail felony as the timber was valued between $500 and $20,000.

Troy Lee Grice, 48, of Groveton, Texas was arrested Feb. 16, 2020 in Cherokee County for Timber Purchase as a Trustee with Intent to Defraud. The timber is valued between $100,000 and $200,000, making the crime a second degree felony.