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National Fire Plan Success Story

National Park Service Aids County Fire Department
Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
National Fire Plan - Community Assistance
2008

In 2008, Amistad National Recreation Area (NRA) provided $12,000 in rural fire assistance funds to the Val Verde County Rural Volunteer Fire Department. The funding helped provide personal protective equipment (PPE), radios, and wildland firefighting tools to local firefighters.

Amistad NRA has a memorandum of understanding with the Val Verde County Rural Volunteer Fire Department. The agreement provides for response and assistance with suppression of wildland and structural fires. The National Park Service has provided these funds annually for the past seven years.

The funding was made available through the Rural Fire Assistance Program, a part of the National Fire Plan. The program provides equipment and training to rural and volunteer fire departments near national parks to assist them with wildland fires. It increases firefighter safety, enhances rural fire protection capabilities, and minimizes dangerous situations in the wildland-urban interface.

Contact: Bruce Malloy, Chief Ranger, (830) 775-7492.