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Sept. 16, 2025
Washington Fire District Boosts Capabilities with Military Surplus Equipment
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In Whatcom County Fire District 14, military surplus trucks and generators once used by the military have been converted into vital tools for firefighting and rescue missions, thanks in part to Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.
Aug. 8, 2025
South Carolina firefighters stretch budgets with DLA surplus
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Fire departments across the country are giving retired military vehicles a new lease on life—on the fireline.
Jan. 21, 2025
Surplus military vehicle firefighting conversion plans available
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A free repository of firefighting apparatus blueprints developed by Michigan’s Forest Fire Experiment Station includes instructions for the repurposing of former military equipment released by the Defense Logistics Agency.
Dec. 6, 2024
Michigan wildfire workshop promotes military surplus equipment repurposing
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — An annual gathering of wildfire response experts in Roscommon highlights federally-supported Firefighter Property Program benefits and the conversion of DLA-sourced former military vehicles and equipment to modern firefighting apparatus.
Aug. 30, 2023
Two fire departments in Georgia use DLA Disposition Services to breathe easier
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Georgia's volunteer fire departments in Taliaferro and Warren counties have expanded their operational capabilities, thanks to the DoD Firefighter Property Program and the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.
March 8, 2023
Idaho Lands receives $70 million in donated equipment from DLA since 2013
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A savvy used property screener for the Idaho Department of Lands has brought tens of millions of dollars in used and surplus DOD equipment to his state to fight fires and protect rural communities in the past decade.
Sept. 2, 2022
Montana firefighters save 20 homes with former DOD equipment
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Polson Rural Fire District is one of countless around the U.S. that rely on used military vehicles and gear to help fight wildfires.
April 19, 2022
DLA Disposition Services helps Texas FD upgrade fleet via used equipment transfer
ROCKDALE, Texas — Texas’ Minerva Volunteer Fire Department recently increased its fleet capacity by adding an excess military truck received through the Defense Department’s Firefighter Property Program.
Dec. 16, 2021
Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services given new role at Raisin Volunteer Fire Department
VICTORIA, Texas — Raisin Volunteer Fire Department converted an excess military truck from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services into a firefighting machine.
Aug. 19, 2021
Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services adds firefighting power to Volunteer Fire Department
COLEMAN, Texas — The Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department converted a 2.5-ton excess military Stewart Stevenson that had been turned into the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services as excess into a firefighting machine.