The new brush truck came from a $100,000 cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program that Sand Hills VFD received in September 2016. According to a press release from the Texas A&M Forest Service, the vehicle is in service and has already been used several times.
The Sand Hills Volunteer Fire Department can now rely on the assistance of a 2016 Ram 4500 brush truck when called out on the job.
The new brush truck came from a $100,000 cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program that Sand Hills VFD received in September 2016.
According to a press release from the Texas A&M Forest Service, the vehicle is in service and has already been used several times. It comes equipped with an 350-gallon water tank, spray nozzles, front bumper remote controlled monitor and foam capability.