2012 IN volunteer fire assistance grants announced

Rural and volunteer fire departments from 39 counties across Indiana have been awarded more than $242,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry's Fire Control Headquarters and are made available through the USDA Forest Service.

DNR staff members review grant applications and select recipients on the basis of population density, acres of public wildlands protected, wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters and other parameters, with a focus toward protecting the state's wildlands.

VFA grants may be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to purchase necessary firefighting equipment and personal protective gear. The grants awarded range from $265 to $5,000 and were given to 61 fire departments.

Fire departments interested in applying for VFA grants should contact Crystal M. Hunt, program coordinator, Fire Control Headquarters, 6220 Forest Road, Martinsville, IN 46151, or call (765) 342-4701.



Department
County
Grant Award
Project Category

Preble VFD
Adams
$5,000
Wildland

Hoagland VFD (Madison Twp)
Allen
$3,652
Wildland

Hartsville Community VFD
Bartholomew
$5,000
Wildland

Southwest VFD
Bartholomew
$2,000
Safety

Otterbein Area VFR
Benton
$2,980
Wildland

Jackson Twp FD #5
Brown
$5,000
Radios

Charlestown VFD
Clark
$5,000
Wildland

Monroe Township 10007
Clark
$5,000
Wildland

Burney Clay Twp VFD
Decatur
$5,000
Safety

Letts Community VFD
Decatur
$2,463
Wildland

Corunna VFD
DeKalb
$5,000
Wildland

Jackson VFC
DeKalb
$4,864
Safety

Spencerville VFD
Dekalb
$4,770
Wildland

Dubois VFD
Dubois
$3,037
Safety

Haysville Community VFD
Dubois
$2,328
Radios

Madison Twp VFD
Dubois
$3,603
Wildland

Schnellville VFD
Dubois
$4,816
Wildland

Georgetown Twp FPD
Floyd
$4,500
Radios

Columbia Twp VFD
Gibson
$5,000
Radios

Patoka White River VFD
Gibson
$3,265
Wildland

City of Linton FD
Greene
$3,000
Wildland

Jackson FT
Hamilton
$5,000
Safety

Harrison Twp VFD
Harrison
$5,000
Wildland

New Middletown VFD
Harrison
$5,000
Wildland

Lizton Union Twp VFD
Hendricks
$2,524
Safety

Nineveh Twp VFD
Johnson
$5,000
Wildland

Vincennes Twp FD
Knox
$5,000
Wildland

Crown Point VFD
Lake
$3,203
Dry Hydrants

LaCrosse VFD
LaPorte
$5,000
Wildland

Huron VFD
Lawrence
$2,480
Radios

Marion Twp RVFD
Lawrence
$5,000
Safety

Frankton VFD
Madison
$5,000
Safety

Monroe Twp FD 55009
Morgan
$5,000
Wildland

Washington Twp FD
Morgan
$5,000
Wildland

Albion VFD
Noble
$3,771
Safety

Franklin Twp VFD
Owen
$5,000
Safety

Gosport VFD
Owen
$1,833
Radios

Owen Valley FT
Owen
$3,786
Wildland

JUGA VFD
Parke
$5,000
Foam

Central Perry VFD
Perry
$5,000
Wildland

Rome VFD
Perry
$655
Radios

Jefferson Twp FD
Pike
$5,000
Safety

Patoka Twp VFD
Pike
$2,671
Wildland

Petersburg VFD
Pike
$4,843
Dry Hydrants

Porter FD
Porter
$4,920
Safety

White River Twp VFD
Randolph
$1,589
Wildland

Napoleon VFC
Ripley
$1,813
Safety

Carthage VFD
Rush
$4,970
Wildland

Marietta Community VFD
Shelby
$1,443
Safety

Morristown VFD
Shelby
$4,006
Wildland

Carter Fire District
Spencer
$2,488
Wildland

Jackson Twp VFD
Spencer
$5,000
Safety

Rockport Ohio Twp FD
Spencer
$1,360
Radios

Southwest Central FT
St. Joseph
$5,000
Radios

Warren Twp FD
St. Joseph
$4,200
Safety

Jefferson Craig Twp FD
Switzerland
$5,000
Wildland

Shepardsville FD
Vigo
$4,500
Safety

Lagro VFD
Wabash
$3,516
Wildland

Roann VFD
Wabash
$2,870
Radios

West Lebanon VFD
Warren
$5,000
Wildland

Centerville FR
Wayne
$3,369
Wildland

Contact:
Phil Bloom, DNR director of communications, (317) 232-4003.