The Dew Volunteer Fire Department has received a grant that will strengthen its abilities to fight fires, to which the county will contribute an additional amount and the Department will add even more of its own funding.
That good news was announced at the Freestone County Commissioners Court meeting of Jan. 2, when the commissioners also accepted bids on the sale of a used truck, mower and trailer; and made other decisions regarding county business.
As for the grant to Dew VFD, the source was the Texas A&M Forestry Service. County Judge Linda Grant noted that the grant money was to purchase firefighting clothing, gloves, jackets and pants.
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