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The Junction Volunteer Fire Department recently purchased rescuetools using a $15,000 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural VFD Assistance Program. Rescue tools included a combination cutter and spreader, a ram and rope rescue equipment. The cutter and spreader is a replacement for an older model that will now be moved to a backup response […]

Cheek Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $12,354 grantfor rescue equipment through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department AssistanceProgram. Among the new equipment purchased through the cost-share program were Jaws of Life, a spreader and a ram;all of which are a first for the department. Cheek VFD Chief Kenneth Duhon said that the […]

The Dilley Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $15,000 grantfor the purchase of new thermal imaging cameras through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer FireDepartment Assistance Program. A new addition to the department, the forward looking infrared (FLIR) cameras use a thermographiccamera that senses infrared radiation. Thermal cameras are valuable tools when finding hot spots, […]

The Lone Star Family Health Center has awarded Texas A&M Forest Service Urban District Forester John Warner an annual community award recognizing his advocacy of children in nature.

July 7, 2016 — RICHLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Richland Springs Volunteer Fire Department now has anew brush truck thanks to a $100,000 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer FireDepartment Assistance Program. “This type of engine will help Richland Springs increase their defense against wildfires in their community andsurrounding rural areas,” Texas A&M Forest […]

For the first time ever, a census for trees is available in a new, easy-to-use application developed by Texas A&M Forest Service.

The community of Ransom Canyon has taken action to better protect their homes and properties from wildfire.

July 1, 2016 — NEWCASTLE, Texas — Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department recently added a new brushtruck to its fleet thanks to a $100,000 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service. The truck, a Dodge Ram 5500, is a replacement for a smaller, two-wheel drive vehicle the department hadequipped with a homemade tank and foam unit that […]

July 1, 2016 — EDOM, Texas — Edom Volunteer Fire Department recently received aid from two differentassistance programs administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. The department received an excess military vehicle, a 2008 Oshkosh M978A HEMTT tanker, from theDepartment of Defense Firefighter Property Program. Edom volunteers had 180 days to convert the five-ton military truck […]

July 1, 2016 – DODD CITY, Texas – Dodd City Volunteer Fire Department has enhanced its fire servicecapabilities with the help of a $19,840 grant administered by the Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant went toward purchasing a slip-on unit for a recently acquired truck. “The TFS grant covered the slip-on unit, and our department […]