The funding awarded Oct. 14 will go toward 558 fire trucks and 321 slip-on units through the Rural VFD Assistance Program, helping at the local level.

Thanks to a historic investment by the 89th Texas Legislature, Texas A&M Forest Service approved $164 million in funding to award 558 fire trucks and 321 slip-on units to Texas volunteer fire ...

Officials say thick smoke blanketed a rural community in southern Texas and many residents were ordered to evacuate as ...

Beech Grove VFD received $300K from Texas A&M Forest Service to buy its first new truck, ending reliance on used equipment ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service will award the funding to local volunteer fire departments for critical new equipment.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health released a new report this week, ‘The Reliability of Wisconsin’s Fire Services’. Sharing critical challenges that are risking the ...

YANKEE SPRINGS, Mich. — Fire departments across Michigan have struggled for years to find volunteer firefighters. That is especially true in West Michigan, where multiple departments confirmed to News ...

Applications for the 2026 grants are due by Dec. 31, with $882,000 in total funding available in rural areas and communities ...

Rural fire departments across Texas are receiving funding for new equipment through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.