ETX fire departments awarded $3.5M in grants

TYLER – The Texas A&M Forest Service has awarded over $3.5 million in grants for equipment to more than 100 fire departments throughout East Texas, according to our news partner KETK.

For the second round of Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program grants for the next fiscal year, the Texas A&M Forest Service awarded around $17.6 million in funds to volunteer fire departments across the state.

“Texas fire departments are the front line of local response and their equipment capacity is vital to response time and effectiveness,” Texas A&M Forest Service Director Al Davis said after the first round of funding was awarded in October. “This historic funding reflects the strong support of the Texas Legislature and governor. Their investment allows us to continue supporting and equipping firefighters who protect Texas’s lives and property.”

$3,595,800 of the $17.6 million was given to the following 151 East Texas volunteer fire departments to buy new fire and rescue equipment or new dry hydrants:

Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Apple Springs Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Arbala Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Argo Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Arp Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Austonio Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Beckville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Belott Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Ben Wheeler Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Berryville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Bethel Cayuga Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Bradford Volunteer Fire Department – $1,200 for a dry hydrant
Bradford Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Brinker Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Brownsboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Bullard Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
C-5 Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Caney City Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Canton Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Cass County ESD 1 – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Cass County ESD 2 – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Cass County Emergency Services District 3 – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Center Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Central Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Chandler Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Chapel Hill Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Chireno Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Church Hill Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Clarksville City Warren City Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Clayton Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Community Four Volunteer Fire Department – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Community Four Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Corrigan Volunteer Fire Department Inc – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Crims Chapel Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Crossroads-Cornett Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Cumby Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Daingerfield Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Diana Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Diboll Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
District 8 Fire Rescue – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Douglass Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Douglassville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
East Mountain Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
East Tawakoni Volunteer Fire Department – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
East Tawakoni Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Eastside Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Edom Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Eustace Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Ewell Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Five Star Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Flint-Gresham Volunteer Fire Department Inc – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Friday Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Fuller Springs Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Gallatin Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Gary Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Gilmer Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Gladewater Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Grand Saline Volunteer Fire Department -$1,200 for a dry hydrant
Groveton Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Gun Barrel City Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Hainesville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Hallsville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Harleton Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Hawkins Volunteer Fire Department – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Hawkins Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Hemphill Volunteer Fire Department – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Hemphill Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Holiday Lake Estates Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Holly Lake Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Hooks Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Houston County Lake Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Huxley Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Inter Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Jenkins Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Judson Metro Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Kemp Community Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Kingtown Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Lands End Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Laneville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
LaRue – New York Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Latexo Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Liberty-Eylau Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Lilbert-Looneyville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Linden Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Livingston Volunteer Fire Department Inc – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Loco Valley Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Lone Star Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Melrose Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Miller Grove Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Mims Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Moffett Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Myrtle Springs Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Neches Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
New Mountain Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
New Summerfield Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
North Cherokee County Volunteer Fire Department- $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Ogburn Fire Rescue Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Omaha Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Ore City Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Palestine Southside Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Pendleton Harbor Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Pennington Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Pickton Pine Forest Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Pineland Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Porter Springs Community Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Powell Town Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Purley Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Quitman Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Reklaw Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Rivercrest/Redland Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Rocky Mound Volunteer Fire Department – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Rocky Mound Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Rusk Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Sabine Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Segno Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Seven Points Volunteer Fire Department – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Shamrock Shores Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Simms District Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Simpsonville Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
South Polk County Volunteer Fire Department & ACE – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
South Van Zandt Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Sugar Hill Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Swift Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Talco Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Tennessee Colony Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Timpson Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Tool Volunteer Fire Department Inc – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Tool Volunteer Fire Department Inc – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Tri Lakes Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Trinidad Fire Rescue – $8,400 for a dry hydrant
Trinidad Fire Rescue – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Tucker Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Van Zandt Midway Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Wake Village Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Waskom Volunteer Fire Department/EMS Services, Inc. – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Weldon Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Wells Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
West Harrison Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
West Mountain Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Westside Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
White Oak Volunteer Fire Department – $1,200 for a dry hydrant
White Oak Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Whitton Rural Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Wills Point Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Winona Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment
Woods Volunteer Fire Department – $25,000 for fire and rescue equipment

In October, the forest service awarded $164 million to fire departments across the state for the first round of Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program grants for the next fiscal year.