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Terrell Volunteer Fire Department used a cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help purchase a 2017 Freightliner water pumper/tender that will help to increase the department’s capacity to save lives and property in their community and surrounding area. The tender will be housed at the […]

Thanks to a grant from Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, Breckenridge Fire Department was able to equip a new water tender to better serve the rural home owners in their community. “Our department covers a large rural area where about 9,500 residents live,” said Breckenridge Fire Department Chief Calvin Chaney. […]

La Feria Volunteer Fire Department received a grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The cost share funds helpedto purchase three, new rescue tools, one of which is a combination tool that has already been used to help save a home. “We recently received a light weight, battery powered […]

Faught Volunteer Fire Department received a $200,000 cost share grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The funds were used to purchase a 2017 Kenworth water tender. “This is a new addition to our fleet and fills the need for a mobile water supply necessary to protect our rural […]

June 28, 2017 — McADOO, Texas — McAdoo Volunteer Fire Department purchased a 2017, F550 smallbrush truck with funding received from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. The $100,000 cost share grant made it possible for the department to replace two older,less reliable trucks with an up-to-date wildland vehicle. “The majority […]

June 28, 2017 — EARLY, Texas — Early Community Firefighters received two cost-share grants through theTexas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The department used thefunds to purchase a much-needed slip-on unit and rescue equipment. A slip-on unit is a complete self-contained firefighting system designed for a pick-up truck or custom-builtvehicle platform […]

June 28, 2017 — SHELBYVILLE, Texas — Huxley Volunteer Fire Department received a $20,000 costshare grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program and a military truck that wasobtained through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program (DoD FFP). Both of the programsare administered through the Texas A&M Forest Service. The DoD FFP program […]

June 28, 2017 — KOSSE, Texas — Kosse Volunteer Fire Department received a cost share grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The funding was used to purchase 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,” […]

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