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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. […]

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 […]