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CLYDE, Texas — Eula Volunteer Fire Department received a $20,000 grant from the Texas A&M Forest ServiceRural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. They used the grant to purchase a new slip-on unit andmounted it onto a 5-ton Stewart Stephenson military truck. A slip-on unit is a complete, self-contained firefighting apparatus designed for a pickup truck […]

Grimes County has developed a plan that will better prepare the community for wildfires. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is the 19th countywide CWPP in Texas. The plan is intended to help improve the safety of residents and emergency personnel and minimize

Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2017 Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Through this cost-share program eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future SPB infestation

If you stop a Texan in the street and mention drought, you’re likely to hear some stories about 2011. While Texas is no stranger to drought — stop a seasoned Texan in the street and ask about the 1950s — it certainly became a hot topic in the years surrounding 2011. The 2011 drought was remarkable because […]

Texas fire departments received more than $6 million in grants Wednesday through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.

DIBOLL, Texas — Diboll Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant from the Texas A&M ForestService Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The department filled their need for a large brush truck by equipping a new truck chassis with a 1,000-gallon watertank, Husky foam system with a 1,250-gallon-per-minute pump, and storage areas for all […]

Needville Fire Department received a cost share grant from the Texas A&M ForestService Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. Crucial rescue tools including ropes, harness, stokes basket for victim transport and air bags for vehiclestabilization were purchased with the grant funds. Needville Fire Department volunteers operate out of two stations that are 22 miles apart. […]

CRANDALL, Texas — Crandall Volunteer Fire Department purchased a 2017 Ford F550 truck chassis with a grantfrom the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. “This new custom-built chassis allowed the department to have an updated brush truck that has already been out on several grass fire calls,” said Crandall Volunteer Fire […]

JOHNSON CITY, Texas — Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department used a cost-share grant from the Texas A&MForest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Program to help purchase a slip-on unit that will increase thedepartment’s capacity to save lives and property. A slip-on unit is a complete self-contained firefighting system designed for a pick-up truck or custom-built […]

BRECKENRIDGE, Texas — Hubbard Creek Volunteer Fire Department received a $20,000 grant from the TexasA&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The department used the funds to add a slip-on unit with a 500-gallon water tank and foam capability to a convertedexcess military vehicle, giving the truck new life as a firefighting machine. […]