RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDING SUMMARY-- MEETING #3 The 77 th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2604 in 2001, establishing the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The program assists volunteer fire departments with the purchase of equipment and training. Beginning September 1, 2013, grant funds are set at approximately $12.8 million annually. The Texas A&M Forest Service conducted the third Funding Meeting for fiscal year 2014 on May 28, 2014. During this meeting, approximately $880 thousand in grants were awarded to Texas volunteer fire departments. All departments awarded a grant at this meeting will receive official written notice of approval. Approval letters were emailed to each department on 06/13/2014, and will be mailed to non-responding departments on 06/20/2014. Any applications for assistance not approved at this meeting will automatically roll forward and will be reviewed at future Funding Meetings. The next Funding Meeting is scheduled for August 06, 2014. Funding Meeting Approvals: # VFD COUNTY CATEGORY 1 2604 VFD HILL COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 2 ABBOTT VFD HILL COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 ALABAMA-COUSHATTA TRIBES 3 OF TX POLK FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 12,975.00 4 ANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT COLLIN FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 8,736.00 5 APPLE SPRINGS VFD TRINITY COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 6 BAIRD V F D CALLAHAN COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 7 BASTROP FD BASTROP COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 8 BEAR CREEK VFD SAN JACINTO SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 9 BEEVILLE V F D BEE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 10 BERTRAM VFD BURNET COMPUTER $ 1,000.00
11 BIGFOOT VFD FRIO DRY HYDRANT $ 8,000.00 12 BOOKER V F D LIPSCOMB TRAINING LIBRARY $ 7,750.00 13 BOOKER V F D LIPSCOMB TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 14 BOOKER V F D LIPSCOMB COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 15 BOWIE RURAL VFD MONTAGUE SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 16 BRECKENRIDGE F D STEPHENS STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 17 BREMOND VFD ROBERTSON RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 18 BRENHAM FD WASHINGTON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 19 BROWNSBORO VFD/ HENDERSON CO ESD #5 HENDERSON TRAINING LIBRARY $ 2,500.00 20 BROWNSBORO VFD/ HENDERSON CO ESD #5 HENDERSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 21 BUCHANAN V F D LLANO COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 22 CANYON VFD RANDALL TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 23 CARMINE VFD FAYETTE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 24 CELINA FD COLLIN COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 25 CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY FD MONTGOMERY COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 26 CENTRAL VFD ANGELINA WILDLAND GEAR $ 8,400.00 27 CHILDRESS V F D CHILDRESS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 28 CHRISTOVAL VFD TOM GREEN FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 13,500.00 29 CITY OF GRAHAM FD YOUNG COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 30 CITY OF RUNAWAY BAY VFD WISE FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 31 CLAUDE V F D ARMSTRONG TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 32 CLAUDE V F D ARMSTRONG COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 33 CLAUDE V F D ARMSTRONG TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 34 COFFEE CITY V F D HENDERSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 35 COLEMAN VFD COLEMAN SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00
36 COLLEGE MOUND VFD KAUFMAN COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 37 COLMESNEIL V F D TYLER STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 38 COLMESNEIL V F D TYLER WILDLAND GEAR $ 6,750.00 39 COLUMBIA LAKES VFD BRAZORIA COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 40 COTTONDALE VFD WISE SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 41 DCBE/ACTON VFD HOOD COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 42 DELHI VFD CALDWELL COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 43 DILLEY VFD FRIO COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 44 DIMMITT VFD CASTRO TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 45 DIMMITT VFD CASTRO TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 46 DIMMITT VFD CASTRO COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 47 DOVE CREEK VFD TOM GREEN WILDLAND GEAR $ 8,400.00 48 DOVE CREEK VFD TOM GREEN STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 DRIFTWOOD V F D (HAYS CO 49 ESD #6) HAYS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 50 EAGLE CREEK VES WILSON WILDLAND GEAR $ 6,300.00 51 EDEN VFD CONCHO TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 52 EL PASO CO ESD #1 EL PASO TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 ELDORADO FIRE 53 DEPARTMENT SCHLEICHER TRAINING LIBRARY $ 4,800.00 54 FALFURRIAS VFD BROOKS TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 FAUGHT COMMUNITY CENTER 55 VFD LAMAR COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 56 FIVE POINTS VFD BASTROP RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 57 GLENWOOD ACRES V F D UPSHUR COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 58 GRANGER V F D WILLIAMSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 59 GRAPELAND VFD HOUSTON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 60 GREENWOOD-SLIDELL VFD WISE SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00
61 GROESBECK VFD LIMESTONE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 62 GRUVER VFD HANSFORD TRAINING LIBRARY $ 6,600.00 63 GUNTER VFD GRAYSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 64 HALE CENTER VFD HALE WILDLAND GEAR $ 1,053.00 65 HARPER VFD GILLESPIE STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 66 HENDERSON FD RUSK COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 HENLY V F D (HAYS CO ESD 67 #6) HAYS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 68 HOLLY LAKE VFD WOOD WILDLAND GEAR $ 8,400.00 69 HOOKS V F D BOWIE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 70 HOOVER VALLEY VF& EMS BURNET COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 71 HUBBARD CREEK VFD STEPHENS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 72 IOWA PARK VFD WICHITA STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 73 IOWA PARK VFD WICHITA WILDLAND GEAR $ 5,085.00 74 JACKSON HEIGHTS VFD SMITH TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 75 JACKSON HEIGHTS VFD SMITH TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 76 JACKSON HEIGHTS VFD SMITH COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 77 KOUNTZE VFD HARDIN RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 78 LA GRULLA V F D STARR COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 79 LAKE RAYBURN FD JASPER STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 3,043.00 80 LAKE RAYBURN FD JASPER WILDLAND GEAR $ 1,193.00 81 LAMPASAS VFD LAMPASAS SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 82 LANEVILLE VFD RUSK COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 83 LARUE-NEW YORK VFD HENDERSON WILDLAND GEAR $ 8,377.00 84 LARUE-NEW YORK VFD HENDERSON STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 7,169.00
85 LATIUM-WESLEY-GREENVINE VFD WASHINGTON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 86 LEAKEY VFD REAL WILDLAND GEAR $ 8,400.00 87 LEDBETTER V F D FAYETTE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 88 LINDEN V F D CASS FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 89 LINGLEVILLE VFD ERATH COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 90 LOG CABIN V F D HENDERSON TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 91 MARIETTA VFD CASS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 92 MATAGORDA V F D MATAGORDA COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 93 MAXWELL VFD CALDWELL COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 94 MOFFAT VFD BELL RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 6,675.00 MONTANA VISTA FIRE 95 RESCUE, INC. EL PASO TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 96 MT ENTERPRISE VFD RUSK COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 97 MT ZION COMMUNITY FF ASSN WALLER COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 98 MULESHOE VFD BAILEY COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 99 NEEDVILLE FIRE DEPT FORT BEND COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 100 NEW LONDON V F D RUSK COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 101 NORTH FRANKLIN CO. V F D FRANKLIN COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 NORTH HAYS CO VFD (HAYS 102 CO ESD #6) HAYS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 103 NURSERY V F D VICTORIA WILDLAND GEAR $ 4,536.00 104 OAKHURST VFD SAN JACINTO COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 105 OGBURN VFD WOOD STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 106 OGBURN VFD WOOD TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 107 OGBURN VFD WOOD COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 108 OLNEY VFD YOUNG WILDLAND GEAR $ 7,200.00 109 ORANGE GROVE VFD (CITY) JIM WELLS TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00
110 OVERTON VFD RUSK COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 111 OZONA VFD CROCKETT STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,370.00 112 OZONA VFD CROCKETT COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 113 PADUCAH VFD COTTLE SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 114 PAIGE VFD BASTROP WILDLAND GEAR $ 6,430.00 115 PAPALOTE VFD BEE SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 116 PENNINGTON V F D TRINITY TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 117 PERRIN V F D JACK FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 118 PLEAK VFF ASSOC FORT BEND COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 PLEASANT GROVE VFD 119 (BOWIE CO.) BOWIE DRY HYDRANT $ 4,000.00 120 PORT LAVACA VFD CALHOUN STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 121 POTOSI VFD TAYLOR FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 7,763.00 122 POTTSVILLE VFD HAMILTON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 123 POYNOR VFD HENDERSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 124 RANGER VFD EASTLAND STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 125 RIO BRAVO VFD WEBB COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 126 RISING STAR VFD EASTLAND COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 127 ROCKSPRINGS EDWARDS CO VFD EDWARDS FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 1,412.00 ROCKSPRINGS EDWARDS CO 128 VFD EDWARDS TRAINING LIBRARY $ 81.00 129 ROCKY CREEK VFD WASHINGTON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 130 ROSSVILLE VFD ATASCOSA FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 3,000.00 131 SALADO VFD BELL STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 132 SAN DIEGO VFD DUVAL TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 133 SANGER VFD DENTON RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 134 SCHROEDER VFD GOLIAD COMPUTER $ 1,000.00
135 SEBASTIAN VFD WILLACY COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 136 SEMINOLE V F D GAINES RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 137 SHALLOWATER V F D LUBBOCK TRAINING LIBRARY $ 2,000.00 138 SOUTH NACOGDOCHES CO VFD NACOGDOCHES COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 139 SOUTH POLK CO VFD POLK TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 140 SOUTH POLK CO VFD POLK TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 141 SPICEWOOD V F D BURNET FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 7,164.00 142 SPICEWOOD V F D BURNET STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 4,500.00 143 SPUR VFD DICKENS SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 144 SPURGER VFD TYLER STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 8,400.00 145 SPURGER VFD TYLER COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 146 STRATFORD V F D SHERMAN TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 147 STRATFORD V F D SHERMAN COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 148 TARPLEY VFD BANDERA STRUCTURAL GEAR $ 3,600.00 149 TARPLEY VFD BANDERA WILDLAND GEAR $ 1,939.00 150 TARPLEY VFD BANDERA COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 151 TEAGUE VFD FREESTONE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 152 THUNDERBIRD V F D CAMP COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 153 TIERRA LINDA VFD GILLESPIE COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 154 TIGERTOWN V F D LAMAR COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 155 TOOL VFD HENDERSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 TRAVIS CO ESD #12 (MANOR 156 VFD) TRAVIS COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 157 TROUT CREEK VFD NEWTON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 158 TULIA VFD SWISHER RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 159 TURNERSVILLE VFD CORYELL SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00
160 VILLAGE OF LAKE TANGLEWOOD VFD RANDALL TRAINING LIBRARY $ 4,567.00 161 WALLER VFD AND RESCUE SERVICE WALLER COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 WASHBURN COMMUNITY 162 ASSOCIATION V F D ARMSTRONG TRAINING LIBRARY $ 8,000.00 WASHBURN COMMUNITY 163 ASSOCIATION V F D ARMSTRONG TRAINING EQUIPMENT $ 1,000.00 WASHBURN COMMUNITY 164 ASSOCIATION V F D ARMSTRONG COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 165 WAYLAND VFD STEPHENS FIRE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 166 WELLS VFD CHEROKEE SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 167 WICHITA WEST VFD WICHITA SLIP ON UNIT $ 18,000.00 168 WILD PEACH VFD BRAZORIA COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 169 WILLIAMSON COUNTY ESD #5 WILLIAMSON COMPUTER $ 1,000.00 170 WILLOW CITY VFD GILLESPIE RESCUE EQUIPMENT $ 15,000.00 171 WINCHELL V F D BROWN WILDLAND GEAR $ 8,400.00