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June 21, 2016 — HILLSBORO, Texas — Hill County lives and property are now better protected due torecent equipment additions to area fire departments. Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department and the Bynum Volunteer Fire Department both received five-ton militaryexcess vehicles through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, which is administered byTexas A&M Forest Service. Both […]

Volunteer fire departments in Claude and White Deer are the recipients of grants from the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The Claude Volunteer Fire Department in Armstrong County received a $200,000 grant for the purchase of a new tender, a fire truck used to supply water to a scene. The […]

June 21, 2016 — SIMMS, Texas —Texas A&M Forest Service awarded a $100,000 grant for the purchase ofa new brush truck to Simms District Volunteer Fire Department through the Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. “Our department hasn’t had a new brush truck since 1974, and our old trucks were always having mechanicalproblems,” Simms District VFD […]

Lake Kiowa is being recognized for maintaining their status as an active Firewise Community recognized by the National Fire Protection Association, as part of their nationwide Firewise Communities/USA program.

Texas A&M Forest Service awarded a $200,000 grant to Ozona Volunteer Fire Department for a tender through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. “It is replacing a 1984 oil field type tender,” Ozona VFD Chief Brian Morrow said. “This new tender has a fire pump, stabilization for better control, better brakes and a lot […]

A forester with Texas A&M Forest Service was honored with the Bronze Smokey Bear award during today’s Southern Group of State Foresters annual meeting in Mobile, Alabama.

June 9, 2016 — GORDONVILLE, Texas — Gordonville Volunteer Fire Department received a retiredmilitary vehicle from Texas A&M Forest Service as part of the Department of Defense Firefighter PropertyProgram. The two-and-a-half-ton Stewart Stevenson military truck is a new addition to the department. “We painted it a nonmilitary color, added emergency lighting, and the slip-on unit […]

June 8, 2016 — GALENA PARK, Texas — A $218,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program enabled Galena Park Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new tender. “This truck will provide much needed support in their area as it will improve water availability and the new [compressed air foam] […]

The Stratford Volunteer Fire Department purchased an assortmentof rescue tools including jacks, a windshield cutter, a rescue saw and lifting bags. This was made possiblethrough a $15,000 grant from Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural VFD Assistance Program. “The equipment jacks, windshield cutter and rescue saw are all new additions to our department,” StratfordVFD fire Chief […]

The Dawson Volunteer Fire Department recently received a $6,700grant for a new thermal imaging camera through Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire DepartmentAssistance Program. “This is a new addition to our department,” Dawson VFD Assistant Chief Ronnie Hogue said. “We have nothad to use the camera just yet, but it is ready for use […]