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Elmwood Volunteer Fire Department received a $13,900 grant fromTexas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The cost share grant wasused to purchase a new cutter and spreader. A cutter and spreader are essential recue tools when responding to an automobile accident where the victim istrapped in the vehicle. The tools give the […]

The largest city in the largest continental state in America has an urban forest to match. And now, for the first time, information about Houston’s trees is available online. The My City’s Trees web application is a free tool that makes community tree data easily accessible to the public.

Busy schedules, excessive screen time and lots of other factors keep kids from connecting with nature, even though study after study show that spending time outdoors makes them healthier, happier and smarter. Same goes for adults. So why not head outside together?

May 22, 2017 — CUERO, Texas  Cuero Volunteer Fire Department was the recipient of a $200,000 grantfrom Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The department usedthe funding to purchase a 2017 large brush truck that has 4-wheel-drive, automatic transmission, remote frontdeck gun and bumper sprayers. The primary purpose of a […]

May 22, 2017 — CLEVELAND, Texas — Plum Grove Volunteer Fire Department received funding fromTexas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program for a 2017 truck chassis andslip-on unit. The department customized a brush truck specifically for their needs. According to Fire Chief Johnson, theywanted it to be an updated, efficient apparatus that […]

Divide Volunteer Fire Department received funding for a new pumper tender from Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The funding allowed the department to add a much needed dual purpose vehicle to its fleet to help meet the challenge of having a water supply to protect their community in times of […]

Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department received funding to help purchase a new tender through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The new apparatus will help increase the department’s capacity to save lives and property. The growing demand for fire service in the Honey Grove rural area has created a need […]

May 11, 2017 — GRAND SALINE, Texas — Grand Saline Volunteer Fire Department received funding tohelp purchase a new slip-on unit through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. A slip-on unit is a complete self-contained firefighting system designed for a pickup truck or custom-builtvehicle platform. It is used in wildland firefighting […]

On May 11, 2017 — NEVADA, Texas — Nevada Volunteer Fire Department received funding to help purchase anew slip-on unit through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department AssistanceProgram. A slip-on unit is a complete self-contained firefighting system designed for a pickup truck or custom-builtvehicle platform. It is used in wildland firefighting as […]

Lake Rayburn Fire Department recently received funding for a new tender through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The new apparatus will help increase the department’s capacity to save lives and property. “This truck is replacing a 1993 vehicle that did not have any of the current features that make […]