East Texas VFD Gets Grants

The Cason Volunteer Fire Department has received aid from two assistance programs administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. The department received a five-ton transport truck, from the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program and a slip-on unit for the back of the truck from the Rural Fire Department Assistance Fund. The Cason department has 12 volunteers that serve a population of approximately 1,500 people over 28 square miles of Morris County.