A converted military truck will help firefighters when battling wildland fires.
The Burton Volunteer Fire Department converted a 2.5-ton military Stewart Stevenson truck into a firefighting apparatus. The truck is an excess military vehicle from the Department of Defense Firefighter Property Program. Both programs are administered by the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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