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Lawmakers approved legislation to create a database to help fire departments track equipment. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

The two join a list of students from the Wylie Independent School District who named fire trucks in the city of Wylie. "The ...

Fire crews in North Texas and around the state are working ... and Flower Mound has two extra brush trucks out. "To prepare for the fire risk, we have extra wildland personnel on staff today ...

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Texas will share equipment database with local fire depts. to help beat wildfires ...

allow for searches by location and equipment types, and have contact information for fire departments. The database will be operated by Texas A&M Forest Service, a state agency that manages Texas ...

Lawmakers approved legislation to create a database to help fire departments track equipment. (Michael Gonzalez For The Texas Tribune, Michael Gonzalez For The Texas Tribune) Subscribe to The Y ...

allow for searches by location and equipment types, and have contact information for fire departments. The database will be operated by Texas A&M Forest Service, a state agency that manages Texas ...