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September 13, 2016 — LOVELADY, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded WeldonVolunteer Fire Department with a $17,635 grant to purchase a new slip-on unit, through the Rural VolunteerFire Department Assistance 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 […]

A $200,000 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program enabled Greenwood Slidell Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new tanker. The truck is a 2016 Freightliner M2-106 tandem axle chassis wet-side tanker with high-side compartments. It can carry 3,000-gallons of water, has a 500-gallons-per-minute pump, and a 30-gallon foam tank. […]

September 13, 2016 — FALFURRIAS, Texas — The Falfurrias Volunteer Fire Department hasenhanced its fire service capabilities with the help of a $16,560 grant administered through theTexas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The grant went toward purchasing a new slip-on unit to replace an older one that was convertedfertilizer tank, according […]

September 13, 2016 — ANNA, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service recently awarded Westminster VolunteerFire Department with a $19,038 grant to purchase a new slip-on unit through the Rural Volunteer FireDepartment Assistance Grant Program. A slip-on unit is designed to become a fast initial-attack firefighting unit; durable, flexible, and highly mobile. Itis used in wildland […]

September 6, 2016 — NOCONA, Texas — Nocona Rural Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded a$200,000 grant to help purchase a large brush truck through the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural VolunteerFire Department Assistance Program. The new truck is a 2016 Ford F750 four-wheel-drive with an 850-gallon water tank, remotely operated bumperturret, and a variety […]

Landowners in many parts of Texas have an opportunity to receive reimbursement for the cost of having a prescribed burn conducted on their property.

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 […]