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Tool Volunteer Fire Department replaced a 1968 water tender with a lighter, more dependable tender. “Tool VFD combined a $90,000 grant that they received through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program with monies from the Emergency Service District and fund raising,” said Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Fire Coordinator Joshua […]

WHITE OAK, Texas — White Oak Volunteer Fire Department has added an excess military vehicle to their fleet tohelp with fire suppression and water rescue operations. “We are very pleased to have this truck in our fleet and have offered to make it available in mutual aid to the GreggCounty Sheriff’s Department,” said White Oak […]

REDWATER, Texas — Redwater Volunteer Fire Department converted a military vehicle into a firefightingmachine, giving the department greater capacity to fight wildland fires. The addition of a slip-on unit with a 500gallon poly tank and a Hale pump helped to complete the brush truck conversion. The slip-on unit was purchased with a $20,000 grant from […]

A conservation easement in Jasper County, recently acquired by Texas A&M Forest Service for $2.7 million, will permanently protect nearly 5,500 acres of sustainably managed timberland in East Texas. The easement is located north of Jasper in the area known as Longleaf Ridge.

SMITHVILLE, Texas — Smithville Volunteer Fire Department is no stranger to the devastation that a wildfireseason can bring. With this in mind, the department accepted a $100,000 grant through the Texas A&M ForestService Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help purchase a 2017 Ford F550 brush truck. Thetruck has a 500-gallon water tank and […]

Weldon Volunteer Fire Department received a grant through the Texas A&M Forest ServiceRural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to purchase four, 45- minute, self-contained breathingapparatus that are vital in firefighting. The breathing apparatus known as air packs are a benefit to the health of the firefighter, giving them fresh air tobreath when fighting structure fires […]

BUCKHOLTS, Texas — A new 2017 Ford F550 is now housed at the Buckholts Volunteer Fire Department. Thebrush truck has a 400-gallon water tank and foam capability, giving the department greater capacity to protect thefarming community. “Buckholts is a rural community with limited water sources, so having extra water at the scene helps generate a […]

Cash Fire Department received a cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant was used to purchase a 2009 Seagrave Engine with a 750-gallon poly water tank, 1,500-gallons-per-minute pump, twenty kilo watt generator and has foam capability. The engine will be a primary first-out truck for […]

In Texas, the official state Arbor Day celebration is held in a different host city each year on the first Friday in November. Today, on National Arbor Day, Texas A&M Forest Service announced that this year’s state celebration will be hosted in El Paso, Texas. Across the Lone Star State

LEVITA, Texas — Levita Fire Department received a $100,000 grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service RuralVolunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The cost share grant helped to purchase a Ford F550 that will help toincrease wildland firefighting capacity. The department’s cost share portion will be paid with dollars from fundraising and donations from the community. […]