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Landowners in many parts of Texas have an opportunity to receive reimbursement for the cost of having a prescribed burn conducted on their property. This September, Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for three separate grants to assist private property owners with r

August 25, 2016 — GILMER, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded a $100,000 grant toGilmer Volunteer Fire Department for a new brush truck through the Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. The truck, a 2016 Ford F-550, is replacing a smaller 1985 pickup that lacked dependability. “The new truck has a 400-gallon poly water […]

August 25, 2016 — SAINT JO, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded a $200,000 grant toSaint Jo Volunteer Fire Department for a new brush truck through the Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. The truck, a 2016 Kenworth tanker, is a replacement for the department’s 16-year-old Ford tender. The new truck has a 1,250-gallon-per-minute […]

August 25, 2016 — SANGER, Texas — Sanger Volunteer Fire Department recently upgraded one of theirtrucks with a $18,000 slip-on unit grant through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Grant Program. A slip-on unit is a complete, self-contained firefighting apparatus designed for a pickup truck or custom-builtvehicle platforms. It is intended to become […]

Aug. 24, 2016 Texans to celebrate Arbor Day 2016 in the state’s oldest town Congratulations to the City of Nacogdoches, Texas for being selected as the Texas Arbor Day 2016 host city.

Texas A&M Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program Coordinator Paul Johnson has discovered that it is not enough for communities to sustainably manage and care for the urban forest.

A $200,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program enabled South Polk County Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new tanker. “This truck is a new addition for us,” said South Polk Co. VFD Chief Chris Moehlmann. “The new tanker will be able to provide more water to fire scenes […]

August 9, 2016 — FERRIS, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded a $96,675 grant to FerrisFire Department for a new brush truck through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.The truck, a 2016 Ford F-550, is a replacement for a smaller 12-year-old truck. “The old truck had a smaller water tank and no […]

August 9, 2016 — PANHANDLE, Texas — A five-ton Bowen-McLaughlin-York military cargo truck wastransformed into an emergency response vehicle by the Panhandle Volunteer Fire Department. They painted theunit and outfitted it with a large water tank, dump tank, and standalone pump. “We’re really proud of this truck,” Fire Chief Dustin Tow of the Panhandle VFD […]

August 9, 2016 — FRIONA, Texas — Rhea-Hollene Volunteer Fire Department received a retired militaryvehicle from Texas A&M Forest Service as part of the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program. The 1991 Bowen-McLaughlin-York M931A2 five-ton truck is replacing a 1967 five-ton the departmentreceived from Texas A&M Forest Service years ago. “The old truck was having […]