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INDIANA – Eighty agrarian and unpaid occurrence departments from 50 counties person been awarded much than $351,000 successful Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

The awards, which were announced contiguous by DNR Director Dan Bortner, volition beryllium utilized for training, installation of adust hydrants, oregon acquisition of indispensable firefighting instrumentality and cogwheel to combat wildland fires. The grants are administered by the DNR  Division of Forestry and made disposable done the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Two Lawrence County Volunteer Fire Department received awards. Marion Township Rural Fire Department, Inc., and Marshall Township Volunteer Friday Department some received $5,000 grants for safety.

Recipients were selected based connected colonisation density, acres of nationalist lands protected, and wildland occurrence reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. As successful past years, accent was fixed to projects that progressive warring wildfires.

The awarded grants scope from $1,250 to $5,000.

Fire departments receiving the grants successful 2022, county, the magnitude of the grant, and the task class are:

  • Madison Twp./ Hoagland Volunteer Fire Department, in Allen County –  $4,902,  Safety          
  • Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department,  in  Bartholomew County – $5,000,  Safety          
  • Brown County Volunteer Fire Department, in Brown County – $1,612, Wildland          
  • Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.,  in Clark County – $5,000, Water Handling          
  • Monroe Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, in Clark County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Department, in Clay County – $2,500  Radios          
  • Van Buren Township Volunteer Fire Department,  in Clay County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Poland FPT ,  in Clay/Owen Counties – $5,000,  Wildland           
  • Forest Volunteer Fire Department, successful Clinton County – $5,000,  Radios          
  • Kirkland Fire Territory, in Clinton County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Rossville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Clinton County -$5,000, Safety           
  • Letts Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Decatur County, $4,750, Radios          
  • Celestine Volunteer Fire Department, successful Dubois County  – $3,250, Water Handling           
  • Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in Dubois County – $4,850, Safety          
  • Holland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in Dubois County,  – $2,054.50,  Radios           
  • Madison Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful Dubois County – $3,365, Water Handling           
  • Schnellville Firefighting Corporation, in Dubois County – $4,800, Safety           
  • St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Dubois County – $4,995, Safety          
  • Osolo Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful Elkhart County – $2,500, Safety          
  • Eagle Fire Company of Oldenburg, successful Franklin County – $4,000, Water Handling           
  • Aubbeenaubbee Twp. in Fulton County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Barton Twp Fire Territory, successful Gibson County – $5,000, Radios           
  • Beech Creek Twp. , in Greene County – $2,500, Water Handling           
  • Taylor Twp Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in  Greene County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department, in Hamilton County -$2,367.50, Water Handling          
  • Harrison Twp. Fire Department, successful Harrison County – $5,000, Miscellaneous           
  • Stilesville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc., successful Hendricks County – $1,330, Safety          
  • Greentown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.,  in Howard County – $5,000,  Safety           
  • Mount Etna Volunteer Fire Department,  in Huntington County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Hamilton Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, in Jackson County – $5,000, Water Handling          
  • Owen Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in Jackson County – $5,000, Radios           
  • Bryant Volunteer Fire Department, in Jay County – $5,000, Water Handling           
  • Campbell Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in Jennings County – $1,250, Safety          
  • Vernon Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful Jennings County – $5,000, Radios           
  • Vincennes Twp. Fire District, successful Knox County – $5,000, Radios           
  • LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful LaPorte County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Noble Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful LaPorte County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Marion Twp. Rural Fire Department, Inc., successful Lawrence County – $5,000 Safety           
  • Marshall Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful Lawrence County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Decatur Twp. Fire Department, in Marion County – $5,000, Water Handling           
  • Bremen Volunteer Fire Department,  in Marshall County – $2,400, Water Handling           
  • Argos FPT, successful Marshall County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, successful Martin County – $5,000, Wildland           
  • Bean Blossom Twp. Stinesville Fire Department, successful Monroe County – $5,000, Water Handling           
  • Ellettsville Volunteer Fire Department, successful Monroe County – $4,000, Training           
  • Monroe Fire Protection District, successful Monroe County – $5,000, Wildland           
  • A and A Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Morgan County – $5,000, Wildland          
  • Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Morgan County – $2,500, Wildland           
  • Gregg Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Morgan County – $2,500, Wildland          
  • Albion Volunteer Fire Department, successful Noble County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Cataract Volunteer Fire Department, successful Owen County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Adams Twp. Fire Department, successful Parke County – $5,000,  Water Handling          
  • J.U.G.A Volunteer Fire Department, successful Parke County – $5,000, Radios           
  • Tell City Fire Department, successful Perry County – $1,750, Safety           
  • Jefferson Twp. Pike Co. Ind. Volunteer Fire Department, successful  Pike County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department successful Pike County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Kouts Volunteer Fire Department, successful Porter County – $4,042.50,  Safety          
  • Morgan Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Porter County – $5,000, Safety           
  • Porter Fire Department, successful Porter County – $5,000,  Safety           
  • Francesville Volunteer Fire Department, in Pulaski County – $2,500, Safety          
  • Farmland Volunteer Fire Department,  in Randolph County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Lynn Fire Department, successful Randolph County – $4,800, Safety          
  • Parker Volunteer Fire Department, successful Randolph County – $3184.50, Safety          
  • White River Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful Randolph County – $5,000,  Safety          
  • Winchester Fire Department, in Randolph County – $5,000, Safety          
  • Posey Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Rush County – $5,000, Water Handling          
  • Rushville Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful Rush County – $4,930.50, Water Handling           
  • Chrisney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Spencer County – $5,000, Safety          
  • St. Meinrad Volunteer Fire Department, successful Spencer County – $5,000, Radios           
  • Liberty Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, successful  St. Joseph County – $5,000, Safety           
  • San Pierre Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc., successful Starke County – $5,000,  Wildland           
  • Metz Volunteer Fire Department, successful Steuben County – $2,700, Safety           
  • Sullivan Fire Department, successful Sullivan County – $5,000, Safety           
  • McCutchanville Fire Department, successful Vanderburgh County – $2,250, Radios           
  • Scott Twp. Volunteer Fire, successful Vanderburgh County – $5,000, Water Handling           
  • German Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., in Vanderburgh County – $5,000, Radios           
  • Roann Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., successful Wabash County – $4,900, Safety      
  • Chandler Volunteer Fire Department, successful Warrick County – $5,000, Safety      
  • Jackson Twp Volunteer Fire Department Corporation, in Washington County – $5,000, Water Handling      
  • Fountain City New Garden Twp. Fire Department, successful Wayne County – $5,000, Safety      

Fire departments funny successful applying for aboriginal grants should interaction Mark Huter, Assistant State Fire Coordinator, Fire Control Headquarters, 6220 Forest Road, Martinsville, IN  46151, oregon telephone 765-792-4654.

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