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DoD FFP Success Stories - Arkansas

"... Helping fire departments and the American Taxpayer!"


The Arkansas Forestry Commission was the first state agency to participate in the Department of Defense (DoD) Firefighter Property (FFP) program.

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These 4 trucks have saved taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars!!

Photo of Cooterneck VFD Ladder Truck Cooterneck VFD received this 1988 Ford Diesel Automatic Municipal Fire Truck, total cost to the VFD was $6.00 to obtain the title to the truck.
This 1988 Pierce Arrow Telesquirt that went to Lake Village in Chicot County. Lake Village VFD had to pay the $6.00 for the title and had to pay to haul the truck from Mechanicsburg, PA since AR DOF does not have a truck that could haul a truck this size. Total cost about $2,500.00 Photo of Lake Village VFD Ladder Truck
Photo of Bald Knob VFD Ladder Truck Danny Holobaugh, Chief of the Bald Knob Fire Department in White County, picked up this 1992 Pierce Telesquirt Fire Truck. The truck cost the community $6.00 for a title and $2,520 to get it hauled from Pennsylvania. Total cost $2,526.00.
The Mansfield Fire Department, in Scott County, picked up this 1988 Pierce Arrow Telesquirt Fire Truck. The community had to pay $6.00 for the title and about $2,500 to have the truck delivered from PA to the department. Total cost was under $2,600.00. Photo of Mansfield VFD Ladder Truck

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Contact your state FFP Manager or State Forester with questions or comments concerning the FFP program.

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