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SMITHVILLE — Officials broke ground April 29 on a new Texas A&M Forest Service facility in Bastrop County, part of a statewide effort to expand wildfire response and forest management capabilities.
The Smithville location is the third of six planned facilities across Texas and is funded through a capital investment approved by the system’s Board of Regents. Officials said the expanded space will allow for faster response times, better training and increased resources to support local communities as wildfire assistance requests continue to grow.
“This move is to put down permanent roots in the community that we serve,” Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator Reilly Ruggiero said. “Being here, ready and invested for the long haul.”
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