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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 […]

June 5, 2017 — EDEN, Texas — Eden Volunteer Fire Department purchased a new, large brush truck with a grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The new truck has a 2,500-gallon water tank, foam capability, scene lighting, and a 42-inch railing for the safety of the firefighters. Eden […]

June 5, 2017 — LAGUNA VISTA, Texas — Laguna Vista Volunteer Fire Department converted an excessmilitary vehicle into a machine capable of meeting the demands of wildland firefighting. The departmentvolunteers completed the conversion and prepped it for a new paint color. The Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, overseen by the USDA Forest Service, providesexcess […]

Texas Panhandle landowners are invited to attend a workshop designed to better prepare them for wildfires. The one-day Wildfire Preparedness workshop, hosted by Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, will focus