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LAKEVIEW, Texas – Excess military vehicles fill the role of firefighting apparatus for many Texas emergencyservice providers. Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department received one of these trucks and converted the excessStewart Stevenson into a firefighting machine. The conversion included the addition of a slip-on unit. “Lakeview VFD received an excess military truck through the Department of […]

HUBBARD, Texas — Hubbard Volunteer Fire Department completed a fleet upgrade with theaddition of a new brush truck, thanks to a $179,400 cost-share grant through the Rural Volunteer FireDepartment Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. “We are pleased to replace an older 1990 truck with one that will be low maintenance and allow […]

MOODY, Texas — Moody Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $200,000 cost share grant throughthe Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service.The grant was used to help purchase a 2019 brush truck. “With a growing wildland interface, it was important to our community for us to have a truck that canbe […]

Butler Volunteer Fire Department received a grant for a small truck chassisthrough the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M ForestService. The department built out the chassis as a light rescue truck that can also serve as a smallbrush truck with a 250-gallon water tank and a 20-gallon foam tank. “This new […]

Texas A&M AgriLife presented Jordan Herrin, Texas A&M Forest Service District Forester, with the 2019 Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Public Service. Throughout his nine years of service to Texas A&M Forest Service, Herrin has masterfully navigated challenges and responsibilities beyond his job description, establishing himself as a leader in the agency.

WACO, Texas — A new coat of paint and a slip-on unit give Downsville Volunteer FireDepartment’s 2.5-ton excess military truck new life. The 1997 Stewart Stevenson will help to fill in thegap as a small brush truck, essential for wildland firefighting. This truck is one of 700 that have been transferred at no cost to […]

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  Ata Bexar County Line Volunteer Fire Department converted a 1994 StewardStevenson’s 2.5-ton excess military vehicle into a firefighting machine thanks to an $18,300 grant through theHB2604 Rural Volunteer Fire Department Program. This Stewart Stevenson is one of over 700 excess military trucks that have been transferred at no cost tovolunteer fire […]

GROESBECK, Texas, Groesbeck Volunteer Fire Department now has a new 1,000-gallon capacityslip-on unit thanks to a $19,800 HB2604 cost share grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. “Groesbeck VFD received a grant to help replace a slip-on unit for their 5-ton excess military vehicle,”said Matthew Schlaefer, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Fire Coordinator. “The […]

Many Americans love the experience of having a real Christmas tree in their homes for the holidays. Those who enjoy real trees can continue to have a positive impact by sustainably disposing of their tree after the holidays.

Last month we took a look at where the forest inventory data in the Southern Timber Supply Analysis application comes from and the process to get it in a form the app can use. But what happens when you actually run an analysis in the app – what is happening behind the scenes when you hit the “Summary […]