Rural, Volunteer Fire Departments Receive DNR Grants

Last updated on Friday, August 26, 2016

(UNDATED) - DNR Director Cameron Clark announced Thursday that 60 rural and volunteer fire departments from 36 Indiana counties have been awarded more than $250,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

Those fire departments include Marion Township, Beech Creek Township in Greene County, Owen Salt Creek and Pershing Townships in Jackson County, Shoals VFD in Martin County and Benton, Bloomington and Van Buren Townships and Ellettsville Fire Department in Monroe County.

The DNR Division of Forestry administers the grants that are available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The awarded grants ranged $575 to $5,000 and were given to 60 departments.

DNR Forestry staff review grant applications and select recipients on the basis of population density, acres of public wildlands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. Grants can be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to purchase necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildland fires.

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

Fire departments receiving grants in 2016, county where located (in parentheses), amount of the grant, and the project category are:

Madison Twp. Hoagland VFD (Allen) - $4,664 - Safety
Woodburn FD (Allen) - $3,063 - Radios
Hartsville & Community VFD (Bartholomew) - $1,358 - Water handling
Southwest Bartholomew VFD (Bartholomew) - $2,893 - Safety
Charlestown VFD (Clark) - $5,000 - Wildland
Sellersburg VFD (Clark) - $5,000 - Wildland
Rossville FD (Clinton) - $5,000 - Safety
Letts Community VFD (Decatur) - $2,400 - Water handling
Celestine VFD (Dubois) - $2,613 - Wildland
Dubois VFD (Dubois) - $3,940 - Safety
Haysville Community VFD (Dubois) - $2,462 - Radios
Madison Twp. VFD (Dubois) - $3,097 - Water handling
Schnellville VFD (Dubois) - $3,275 - Radios
St. Anthony VFD (Dubois) - $3,219 - Water handling
Georgetown Twp FD (Floyd) - $1,418 - Wildland
Kingman VFD (Fountain) - $4,800 - Radios
Aubbeenaubbee Twp VFD (Fulton) - $2,307 - Wildland
White River Hazelton VFD (Gibson) - $4,963 - Safety
Eastern FD Beech Creek Twp (Greene) - $4,782 - Radios
Harrison Twp VFD (Harrison) - $5,000 - Safety
Jefferson Twp VFD (Henry) - $5,000 - Wildland
Kennard VFD (Henry) - $669 - Water handling
Owen Salt Creek Twp VFD (Jackson) - $4,996 - Water handling
Pershing Twp VFD (Jackson) - $1,849 - Wildland
Spencer Twp VFD (Jennings) - $5,000 - Safety
Vincennes Twp VFD (Knox) - $4,420 - Water handling
LaGrange VFD (LaGrange) - $5,000 - Safety
Shipshewana VFD (LaGrange) - $5,000 - Safety
Lowell VFD (Lake) - $3,269 - Water handling
Cass-Clinton VFD (LaPorte) - $5,000 - Radios
LaCrosse VFD (LaPorte) - $5,000 - Safety
Marion Twp RFD (Lawrence) - $5,000 - Safety
Richland Twp VFD (Madison) - $4,086 - Safety
Lapaz-North Twp FD (Marshall) - $5,000 - Safety
Shoals VFD (Martin) - $575 - Wildland
Benton Twp VFD (Monroe) - $5,000 - Radios
Bloomington Twp VFD (Monroe) - $5,000 - Wildland
Ellettsville FD (Monroe) - $5,000 - Safety
Van Buren Twp FD (Monroe) - $2,250 - Foam
Ashland & Adams VFD (Morgan) - $410 - Water handling
Washington Twp VFD (Morgan) - $5,000 - Safety
Albion VFD (Noble) - $5,000 - Safety
Bridgeton VFD (Parke) - $2,509 - Wildland
J.U.G.A. (Bellmore) VFD (Parke) - $5,000 - Foam
Cannelton VFD (Perry) - $2,912 - Wildland
Rome VFD (Perry) - $759 - Foam
Jefferson Twp VFD (Pike) - $5,000 - Safety
Patoka Twp VFD (Pike) - $2,550 - Radios
Kouts VFD (Porter) - $4,986 - Water handling
Morgan Twp VFD (Porter) - $5,000 - Safety
Porter FD (Porter) - $2,500 - Safety
White River Twp FD (Randolph) - $4,950 - Safety
St. Meinrad VFD (Spencer) - $5,000 - Safety
Liberty Twp VFD (St. Joseph) - $1,235 - Safety
Southwest Central FT (St. Joseph) - $5,000 - Water handling
Warren Twp FD (St. Joseph) - $4,950 - Safety
Seelyville VFD (Vigo) - $4,800 - Safety
Lagro VFD (Wabash) - $1,672 - Water handling
Roann VFD (Wabash) - $5,000 - Safety
Gibson Twp-Little York VFC (Washington) - $3,977 - Wildland

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