Dawson VFD uses grant to update fleet Dawson Volunteer Fire Department received a $100,00 grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, enabling the department to expand their fleet's ability to be more aggressive when responding to a wildland fire.
"The department replaced an 11-year-old truck with a 2017 Ford F-550 that has a 400-gallon water tank, foam capability, remote control front bumper turret and nozzles on the front and back bumpers and sides of the truck," said Darryl Rogers, Fire Chief of Dawson Volunteer Fire Department. "We are glad to have a dependable truck that gives us the option to respond and extinguish a grass fire with fewer personnel."
"The primary purpose of the truck will be wildland firefighting but can also be used for most any type of fire and medical response or traffic control," said Rogers. "The foam capability is ideal for the grass fires because the foam gives better suppression rate, allowing a firefighter to put out a fire using less water."