More than 70 rural and volunteer fire departments from 46 counties have been awarded more than $319,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants, DNR Director Dan Bortner announced today.
The awards will be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to purchase necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildland fires. The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry and made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
Recipients were selected based on population density, acres of public wildlands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. As in past years, emphasis was given to projects that involve the fighting of wildfires.
The awarded grants range from $1,590 to $5,000 and were given to 73 departments.
Fire departments receiving the grants in 2021, county, the amount of the grant, and the project category are:
|
Madison Twp./ Hoagland Volunteer Fire Department |
Allen |
$4,726.00 |
Safety |
|
Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Bartholomew |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Brown County Volunteer Fire Department |
Brown |
$1,728.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Southern Brown Volunteer Fire Department |
Brown |
$5,000.00 |
Wildland |
|
Delphi Tri-Township Fire Territory |
Carroll |
$1,700.00 |
Wildland |
|
Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department Inc. |
Clark |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Van Buren Township Volunteer Fireman’s Assoc., Inc. |
Clay |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Forest Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Clinton |
$5,000.00 |
Communication |
|
Rossville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Clinton |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Letts Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Decatur |
$4,750.00 |
Communication |
|
Celestine Volunteer Fire Department |
Dubois |
$4,975.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Dubois |
$4,224.50 |
Safety |
|
Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Dubois |
$4,577.00 |
Communication |
|
St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Dubois |
$4,200.00 |
Safety |
|
Eagle Fire Company |
Franklin |
$4,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Center-Jackson Fire Territory |
Greene |
$4,994.50 |
Safety |
|
Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Greene |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Harrison Township Fire Department |
Harrison |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Stilesville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc. |
Hendricks |
$2,365.00 |
Safety |
|
Middletown Volunteer Fire Department |
Henry |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Greentown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. |
Howard |
$2,500.00 |
Wildland |
|
Mount Etna Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Huntington |
$3,950.00 |
Safety |
|
Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Jackson |
$1,590.00 |
Communication |
|
Owen Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Jackson |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Bryant Volunteer Fire Department |
Jay |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Campbell Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Jennings |
$2,485.00 |
Wildland |
|
Vincennes Township Fire District |
Knox |
$4,826.00 |
Safety |
|
Etna Township Fire and Rescue Services |
Kosciusko |
$4,113.00 |
Water Handling |
|
LaGrange Volunteer Fire Department |
LaGrange |
$5,000.00 |
Wildland |
|
Lowell Volunteer Fire Department |
Lake |
$5,000.00 |
Communication |
|
LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
LaPorte |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
LaPorte |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Marion Township Rural Fire Dept., Inc. |
Lawrence |
$2,500.00 |
Safety |
|
Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Lawrence |
$2,500.00 |
Safety |
|
Shawswick Volunteer Firefighters Association |
Lawrence |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Decatur Township Fire Department |
Marion |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Culver Union Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Marshall |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Argos Volunteer Fire Department |
Marshall |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Ellettsville Fire Department |
Monroe |
$2,500.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Monroe Fire Protection District |
Monroe |
$5,000.00 |
Wildland |
|
A & A Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Morgan |
$5,000.00 |
Wildland |
|
Gregg Township Fire Department |
Morgan |
$2,500.00 |
Safety |
|
Washington Township Fire Department |
Morgan |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Albion Volunteer Department |
Noble |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Adams Township Fire Department |
Parke |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
J.U.G.A. Volunteer Fire Department |
Parke |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Anderson Township Fire Department, Inc. |
Perry |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Jefferson Township Pike Co. Ind. Volunteer Fire Department |
Pike |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Patoka Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Pike |
$4,260.00 |
Wildland |
|
Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department |
Pike |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Porter |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Porter Fire Department |
Porter |
$4,781.00 |
Safety |
|
Monterey and Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc. |
Pulaski |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Francesville Volunteer Fire Department |
Pulaski |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Farmland Volunteer Fire Department |
Randolph |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Lynn Fire Department |
Randolph |
$4,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
White River Township Fire Department |
Randolph |
$2,200.00 |
Safety |
|
Carthage Volunteer Fire Department of Rush County, Inc. |
Rush |
$5,000.00 |
Communication |
|
Posey Township Fire Department |
Rush |
$4,750.00 |
Water Handling |
|
Scottsburg Fire Department |
Scott |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Vienna Township Volunteer Fire Department |
Scott |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Chrisney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Spencer |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Santa Claus Volunteer Fire Department |
Spencer |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Centre Township Trustee DBA Southwest Central Fire Territory |
St. Joseph |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department |
St. Joseph |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Warren Township Fire Department |
St. Joseph |
$5,000.00 |
Water Handling |
|
San Pierre Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Starke |
$2,500.00 |
Wildland |
|
Fremont Fire Department |
Steuben |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Sharpsville Volunteer Fire Department Corp. |
Tipton |
$5,000.00 |
Safety |
|
Helt Fire and Rescue, Inc. |
Vermillion |
$5,000.00 |
Communication |
|
Roann Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. |
Wabash |
$4,900.00 |
Safety |
|
Chandler Volunteer Fire Department |
Warrick |
$2,500.00 |
Communication |
|
Lynnville Volunteer Fire Department |
Warrick |
$2,500.00 |
Communication |
Fire departments interested in applying for future grants should contact Mark Huter, Assistant State Fire Coordinator, Fire Control Headquarters, 6220 Forest Road, Martinsville, IN 46151, or call 765-792-4654.
To view all DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov.
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Media contact: Mark Huter, DNR Forestry, 765-792-4654, mhuter@dnr.IN.gov