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A grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program made it possible for Valley Mills Volunteer Fire Department to replace an older truck with a 2013 tender with many updated features. “Our main challenge that we face when responding to a call during the day is man-power,” said Valley Mills […]

We created this map to get an initial idea of how much damage to forests Harvey caused. The U.S. Forest Service provided preliminary zones of wind-caused damage. Texas A&M Forest Service foresters on Harvey response provided feedback on the zones and the accuracy of their descriptions, leading to some minor adjustments. Roughly 45% of forestland […]

The Governor’s Commission to Rebuild Texas is making it possible for the many officials at all levels of government engaged in Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts to literally get on the same page using a new software application developed by the Texas A&M Forest Service.

DAWSON, Texas — Dawson Volunteer Fire Department received a grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, enabling the department to expand its fleet’s ability to be more aggressive when responding to a wildland fire. “The department replaced an 11-year-old truck with a 2017 Ford F-550 that has a 400-gallon […]

JACKSBORO, Texas — Thanks to a grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program, East Jack County Volunteer Fire Department replaced an older, unreliable slip-on unit with aCompress Air Foam System (CAFS). The new slip-on was installed onto the back of a truck that the department received in 2005 through a […]

Ellis County Emergency Services District #1 used funding from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to increase the department’s capacity to save lives and property in the community and surrounding area. The cost share grant allowed the department to replace a 1975 Ford pumper with a 2017 Spartan pumper/tender that […]

FORT DAVIS, Texas — Davis Mountain Property Owners Association Volunteer Fire Department received a grantto purchase a new slip-on unit with a 700-gallon water tank. Adding this apparatus to a transformed excess militaryvehicle helps increase the capacity of the department to save lives and property. A slip-on unit is an apparatus built to meet the […]

JUNCTION, Texas — Kimble Rural Fire Department used a $20,000 grant from the Texas A&M Forest ServiceRural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to convert an excess military vehicle into a firefighting truck.The vehicle, a Stewart Stevenson 2.5-ton cargo truck was attained through the Department of Defense Firefighter.Property Program. Kimble Rural installed a slip-on unit with […]

DOSS, Texas — Doss Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $20,000 grant from the RuralVolunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to purchase a slip-on unit and installed it onto a 5-tonthe excess military truck received through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program(DoD FFP), the Texas A&M Forest Service administers both programs. A slip-on unit is designed […]

Some Texas landowners may be eligible to be reimbursed for their cost of prescribed burning. Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications from private property owners who use strategically-planned prescribed fires to help reduce wildfire risk and restore natural ecosystems.