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A couple of camouflaged military surplus trucks have been transformed for local fire departments to use in East Texas.

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Share Excess Military Truck Provided For Lakeview Volunteer Fire Dept. Fleet Excess military vehicles fill the role of firefighting apparatus for many Texas emergency service providers. Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department received one of these trucks and converted the excess Stewart Stevenson into a firefighting machine. The conversion included the addition of a slip-on unit. “Lakeview VFD received an excess military truck through the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program and a slip-on unit grant through Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, both administered by ...

The Lorenzo Volunteer Fire Department accepted a $16,300 grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program to help convert an excess military Stewart Stevenson truck into a firefighting vehicle. The Texas A&M Forest Service administers the assistance program and the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program, which awarded Lorenzo VFD with the truck. The plan is for the Stewart Stevenson to replace an older truck that was having motor problems.  "The new addition's main purpose will be for wildland firefighting since it has a slip-on unit with a 500-gallon water ta...