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Texas A-M Forest Service helps to equip six area volunteer fire departments
Six area volunteer fire departments (VFDs) have been granted funds from the Texas A&M Forest Service, which approved 4 million in funding to award 558 fire trucks and 321 slip-on units to Texas volunteer fire departments Oct. 14 through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. Area departments receiving grants include: • Blackhill VFD, Atascosa County — 0,000 for a water tender and ,000 for a slip-on unit • Jourdanton VFD, Atascosa County — ,000 for a slip-on unit • Karnes City VFD, Karnes County — 5,000 for a large brush truck • New Berlin VFD, Guadalupe County — 0,000...