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Texas A&M Forest Service awarded the Tolar Volunteer Fire Department a$12,354 grant to help them purchase a new truck chassis. The truck, a 2016 Ford F350 four-wheel drive, is replacing a 2002 brush truck with basic equipment andrequired frequent maintenance. Members of the department are working to transform the truck into a firefighting apparatus. “We […]

Two area fire departments received grants from Texas A&MForest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. Burkburnett Volunteer Fire Department received a grant for new rescue equipment, while the City of GrahamFD received a grant for a slip-on unit. A slip-on unit is designed to enhance a fire department’s firefighting capabilities. The slip-on unit is […]

Rising Star Volunteer Fire Department recently received a grantfrom Texas A&M Forest Service to update its extrication tools that were over 15 years old. The most valuable assets of the new tools are reliability and that they require only the minimal number ofresponders to operate. “We are adding a new cutter, spreader, pump and rescue […]

Rio Vista Volunteer Fire Department now has new rescue equipmentthanks to a $11,709 grant through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department AssistanceProgram. “We received various types of rescue equipment, most of which is new to our department and will be a greatbenefit to our community and surrounding area,” Rio Vista VFD Chief Gail […]

Hudspeth County Emergency Service District was awarded a grant from Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program allowing the district to purchase new rescue equipment, including a Jaws of Life, spreader and cutter. “We applied for this grant because we were having a lot of problems with our hydraulic pump on our […]

June 30, 2016 — HOLLY LAKE RANCH, Texas — A $218,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service’sRural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program has enabled the Holly Lake Volunteer Fire Department topurchase a new brush truck to help cover nearly 60 square miles of response area. The new truck has a 1,000-gallon water tank and a […]

June 30, 2016 — CISCO, Texas — Cisco Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $118,000 grant topurchase a small brush truck through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department AssistanceProgram. The 2016 truck contains a compressed air foam system and lots of storage space for firefighting and rescueequipment, something the 32-year-old truck it is […]

June 30, 2016 — CORRIGAN, Texas — A converted military vehicle is giving the Corrigan Volunteer FireDepartment some extra firefighting power. The VFD received the vehicle from the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, administered byTexas A&M Forest Service. The Corrigan volunteers had 180 days to convert the five-ton military truck into a service-ready firefightingapparatus. […]

June 30, 2016 — CALL, Texas — Trout Creek Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $100,000 grantthrough Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help purchase asmall brush truck. “This new vehicle is a F550 super single, four-wheel drive with 40-inch tires and a turret on the front bumper,”Trout Creek VFD […]

As Texans from around the state make plans of picnics with family and friends, parades through town squares and fireworks displays after dark, Texas A&M Forest Service urges caution with outdoor activities such as grilling, campfires and fireworks.