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FORT HANCOCK, Texas — Hudspeth County ESD #1 puts their first large brush truck into service thanks to a costshare grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. It is anew 2017 brush fighter on a Freightliner chassis with a 1,500-gallon water tank and a 30-gallon foam tank. A brush […]

COOKVILLE, Texas — The Cookville Volunteer Fire Department converted a 2.5-ton military cargo truck into afirefighting apparatus. The department also accepted a $20,000 Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Programgrant to purchase a slip-on unit for the conversion. The truck is an excess military vehicle from the Department ofDefense Firefighter Property Program (DOD FFP). Both programs […]

There is high probability of a significant wildfire outbreak in West Texas and the Panhandle Tuesday, April 17 with elevated to critical wildfire conditions present today. The areas of concern include Amarillo, Ft. Stockton, and Midland/Odessa. “With these con

Edwin Land unveiled the Polaroid Land Camera, Miracle on 34th Street made its Hollywood debut, and Howard Hughes piloted the Spruce Goose — a wooden flying boat — on its one and only voyage. And TFS made a map of the forest regions of Texas. This map, likely produced by the Information and Education Chief […]

Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer 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 2018 International water tender. The tender is replacing an older truck that carried less water. A tender, also known as a tanker in some regions, […]

GORDONVILLE, Texas — The Gordonville Volunteer Fire Department transformed a 2.5-ton StewartStevenson cargo truck into a firefighting machine. The excess military vehicle was awarded through theDepartment of Defense Firefighter Property Program (DOD FFP). The Gordonville VFD also accepted a$20,000 grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. This program currentlyprovides funding to rural volunteer […]

The Center Point Volunteer Fire Department doubles its water carrying volume by replacing a 1991 water tender. They added a new 2018 tender that carries 2,500 gallons of water and will help to increase the department’s firefighting capacity. The tender was purchased with a $200,000 cost share grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural […]

The National Military Fish & Wildlife Association has awarded Texas A&M Forest Service the 2018 Natural Resources Conservation Management Conservation Partnership Award.

SCOTTSVILLE, Texas  Harrison County ESD #3 Fire Rescue converted a 2001 Stewart Stevenson 5-tonmilitary truck into a service-ready machine. The military vehicle will be used as a multipurpose, large brushtruck in wildland firefighting and high water rescues. “This large brush truck will be used as a dual-purpose vehicle,” said Harrison County ESD #3 Fire […]

The big, beautiful live oaks that line your street and shade your home aren’t indefensible. There’s a silent killer that at this very moment could be creeping down your block, one yard at a time. Considered an epidemic throughout Central Texas, oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree