The Jasper Fire Department is one of seventy-four rural fire departments in Texas set to receive a funding grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service, and the only department in
Newcastle and Murray Volunteer Fire Departments are two of 260 volunteer departments to receive grant funding through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Grant Program from Texas A&M Forest Service. More than $15.7 million in assistance grants were awarded at the end of October to reimburse rural volunteer fire departments for equipment purchases which include fire trucks, training aids, slip-ons and chassis.
BASTROP, Texas: This week's 25th Annual Capital Area Interagency Wildfire and Incident Management Academy (CAIWA) begins at the Camp Swift National Guard Facility in Bastrop. The academy will take place Oct 6-18, 2022.
Each year, firefighters travel across the state and nation to attend the acade