WASHINGTON CO. VFDs RECEIVE OVER $1.16 MILLION IN GRANTS
Several volunteer fire departments in Washington County are receiving a share of $164 million in grant funding approved this week by the Texas A&M Forest Service.
of several Washington County volunteer
departments that has received grant funding
through the Texas A&M Forest Service.
(courtesy Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Dept.)
The Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program was created in 2001 to provide grants for essential firefighting equipment and training.
Among the departments that were awarded grant funding locally were the Chappell Hill, Meyersville, Rocky Creek, Prairie Hill-Rocky Hill, Gay Hill-Mound-Hill-Cedar Hill and Latium-Wesley-Greenvine Volunteer Fire Departments. Together, the six departments were awarded $1,165,000.
The Rocky Creek Volunteer Fire Department is receiving two grants totaling $345,000, one for a water tender and another for a slip-on unit.
The Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department is also getting a grant for a water tender, receiving $300,000.
The Latium-Wesley-Greenvine Volunteer Fire Department was granted $265,000 for a large brush truck.
The Gay Hill-Mound Hill-Cedar Hill Volunteer Fire Department is receiving a grant of $165,000 to go toward a small brush truck.
Both the Meyersville and Prairie Hill-Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Departments were awarded $45,000 grants for the purchase of slip-on units.
In total, the $164 million awarded statewide, which is the program’s largest-ever allocation, will allow for the purchase of 558 fire trucks and 321 slip-on units.