La Rosita, TX (KRGV) — The La Rosita Volunteer Fire Department received new gear for the first time since 2019.

The volunteer fire department used two grants to buy seven full sets of protective gear, fire hoses, rescue tools and a thermal camera.

“Especially for our Precinct 1 here, also all the equipment we get, we help our neighbors, Rio Grande City, Roma, San Isidro, La Casita, all of this equipment is not just for Precinct 1, we help our neighbors a lot with mutual aid. That's an agreement we have throughout the county,” firefighter Hector Escoto said.

The department is now looking for more money to buy a new tanker.