VIDEO: Massive military transport vehicles are being refitted to fight wildfires and perform rescues during floods.
Excess equipment the federal government no longer needs is now being put to use by volunteer fire departments to save lives and property.
It's all possible because of a little-known, but heavily used program through the Nebraska Forest Service.
"There are roughly 480 fire districts in the state of Nebraska. We have equipment in just about 350 fire districts," said Lew Sieber, the Nebraska Forest Service Shop manager.
Sieber also looks over three programs that help get used federal equipment to local agencies.
Twice a day, Sieber scavenges over a federal website for equipment.
"They are done with it. It's excess to them. So, I requisitioned it, brought it in here," Sieber said.