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June 28, 2017 — KOSSE, Texas — Kosse Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant throughthe Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The funding was used topurchase a slip-on unit with a Compressed Air Foam System. “The slip-on has a 400-gallon water tank and a 10-gallon foam tank,” said Texas […]

June 28, 2017 — CISCO, Texas — Cisco Fire Department purchased a new slip-on unit with a $38,000 costshare grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.The department replaced a 10-year-old unit with one that is enhanced with a Compress Air Foam System(CAFS). A CAFS system is used in firefighting […]

As Texans from around the state make plans for the Nation’s Independence Day holiday, Texas A&M Forest Service urges vigilance with outdoor activities such as grilling, campfires and fireworks. According to the National Fire Protection Association, July 4th has the m

June 20, 2017 — KENNARD, Texas — Kennard Volunteer Fire Department recently celebrated receiving a grant from Texas A&M Forest Service by planting a tree and conducting a big check presentation. Regional Fire Coordinator Ricky Holbrook and local TFS staff presented a big check in recognition of the fire department accepting a grant award to […]

June 14, 2017 –SOUTH BEND, Texas — Eliasville Volunteer Fire Department used a Texas A&M forestService Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program grant to help purchase a slip-on unit for an excessBMY 5-ton cargo military truck. The firefighters gave the military vehicle a new life as a firefighting machine. They painted it as a non-militarycolor […]

June 12, 2017 — SANGER, Texas — Sanger Volunteer Fire Department replaced an aging brush truck with a2017 Dodge Ram 5500 Chassis with 4-wheel drive. The purchase was made using funding from a cost-sharegrant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. A brush truck is an initial-attack unit used to […]

June 12, 2017 — WHITNEY, Texas — Whitney Fire Department received an $18,700 cost-share grant topurchase a slip-on unit that was installed on a 5-ton excess military cargo vehicle, transforming it into afirefighting machine. The grant was through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. A slip-on unit is a complete self-contained […]

June 12, 2017 — FORRESTON, Texas — Forreston Volunteer Fire Department enhanced its fire servicecapabilities with the help of a $20,000 cost share grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural VolunteerFire Department Assistance Program. The funding went to purchase a slip-on unit that was added to a StewartStevenson’s excess military truck. A slip-on unit […]

The George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas, was honored with a national Bronze Smokey Bear Award today during the Southern Group of State Foresters annual meeting in Rogers, Arkansas. Throughout 2015, the Bush Library and Museum hos

June 6, 2017 — SCROGGINS, Texas — South Franklin County Volunteer Fire Department received a$20,000 grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. Thedepartment used the funds to add a slip-on unit to a converted excess military vehicle, making it a service-readyfire apparatus. The Stewart Stevenson 2.5-ton cargo truck was […]