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Thanks to the support of the community during the department’s boot driveand a cost share grant through Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department AssistanceProgram, Gun Barrel City Fire Department purchased a new Jaws-of-life rescue system, air bags and chocks. “The new rescue tools are an upgrade, replacing older hydraulic tools that took more […]

Eula Volunteer Fire Department adds a new 2018 Freightliner tender to their fleet thanks to a Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program cost share grant. The $200,000 grant plus support from the community made it possible for the department to make the purchase and retire an older truck. “This new tender […]

JACKSONVILLE, Texas — Earle’s Chapel Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant from TexasA&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help purchase a new large brushtruck. “This new apparatus is replacing an older 1992 truck that required a lot of maintenance,” said Earle’s ChapelVFD Fire Chief Ted Hunt. “The department appreciates […]

Grape Creek Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. It helped purchase a 2019 International tender with a 3,000-gallon water tank and a drop tank of equal size. “Less than 10 percent of our coverage area has access to fire hydrants so […]

HAPPY, Texas — A $20,000 cost share grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department AssistanceProgram helped Happy Volunteer Fire Department complete the conversion of a 1990, 5-ton cargo truck. Thetruck was awarded through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program. Both programs areadministered through Texas A&M Forest Service and funded by the Texas State Legislature. […]

BOSQUE, Texas — Walnut Springs VFD now has a new slip-on unit to help fight brush fires. Thanksto a Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance grant through Texas A&M Forest Service. A slip-on unit is designed to become a fast initial-attack firefighting unit. It is used in wildlandfirefighting as well as structure and auto fires, and […]

Wilson County ESD #1 Fire and Rescue received a $10,000 Texas A&MForest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance cost share grant. The departmentpurchased rescue tools that will be used to assist in the extrication of victims involved in a vehiclecrash and other rescues from small spaces where forcible entry is needed. “The funding that we […]

Dew Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant through the TexasA&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant was used topurchase rescue equipment that reduces the setup time when seconds count. “Our department is happy to replace a set of rescue tools that had been in use for 20 years,” said […]

2604 VFD received a $76,600 grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant was used to help purchase a large truck chassis that the department equipped with a 1,100-gallon water tank. “We are happy to receive this grant which helped our department replace a 1986 truck that continually […]