DNR awards $450K to volunteer, rural fire departments

The Schnellville Volunteer Fire Department in Dubois County is among this year's grant recipients. (photo courtesy of Schnellville Volunteer Fire Department) The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has awarded more than $450,000 in grants to 100 rural and volunteer fire departments in 54 counties. The Volunteer Fire Assistance Capacity grants are being awarded for training, radios or the purchase of necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildfires, the DNR said. The grants, which range from $1,000 to $5,000, come from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and is administered by the DNR Division of Forestry. Recipients were chosen based on population density, acres of public lands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. This year's recipients are: Fire DepartmentCountyGrant Project CategoryPoe VFD Allen$2,500 Safety (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus , Turn-Out Gear, personal alert safety system , etc.)Southwest Bartholomew County VFD, Inc. Bartholomew $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Montpelier VFD Blackford $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceBrown County VFD Brown $3,050 Wildland Firefighting Assistance Galveston VFD Cass $5,000 Water HandlingTwelve Mile First Responders Cass $2,500 Water HandlingCharlestown VFD Clark $5,000 Water HandlingMonroe Twp. FD (Henryville) Clark $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Forest VFD Clinton $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Kirklin VFD Clinton $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceMichigan Twp. VFD Clinton $1,366.50Wildland Firefighting AssistanceMarion Twp. VFD (Greensburg) Decatur $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceGarrett VFD DeKalb $3,958 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Albany-Delaware Twp. FD Delaware $5,000 Water HandlingDaleville - Salem Twp. FT Delaware $5,000 Water HandlingDubois VFD Dubois $4,962.50 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Haysville Community Vol. Fire Dept. Dubois $4,900 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Ireland-Madison Twp. VFD Dubois $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Schnellville VFD Dubois $5,000 Water HandlingSt Anthony VFD Dubois $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Cleveland Twp. FD Elkhart $2,500 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceJefferson Twp. VFD Elkhart $2,555 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceBentonville VFD Fayette $4,900 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Brookville VFD Franklin $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Eagle Fire Co. of Oldenburg Franklin $2,500 Water HandlingLaurel VFD Franklin $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Metamora FD Franklin $1,250 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceAubbeenaubbee Twp. FD Fulton $5,000 Water HandlingKewanna / Union Twp. VFD Fulton $4,000 Water HandlingCenter-Jackson Twp. FT Greene $4,999 Water HandlingLinton Fire Dept. Greene $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Taylor Twp. VFD Greene $5,000 Water HandlingStilesville Fire and Rescue Hendricks $4,400 Water HandlingGreentown VFC Howard $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Mount Etna VFD Huntington $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Hamilton Twp. VFD Jackson $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Owen Twp. VFD Jackson $5,000 Water HandlingSeymour FD Jackson $4,098 Water HandlingBryant VFD Jay $5,000 Water HandlingCampbell Twp. VFD Jennings $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Vernon Twp. VFD Jennings $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Edwardsport VFD Knox $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Freelandville VFD Knox $5,000 Water HandlingVincennes Twp. FD Knox $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Winona Lake FD Kosciusko $2,475 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Howe VFD Lagrange $3,715 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Lagrange VFD Lagrange $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Lake Station VFD Lake $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceLacrosse VFD LaPorte $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Lincoln Twp. VFD (Walkerton) LaPorte $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Noble Twp. VFD (Union Mills) LaPorte $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Scipio Twp. VFD LaPorte $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceSpringfield Twp. VFD Inc LaPorte $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Westville VFD LaPorte $5,000 Fire Prevention \ EducationMarion Twp. Rural FD (Mitchell) Lawrence $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Shawswick VFD Lawrence $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceLapel Stony Creek Twp. FT Madison $3,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Argos VFD Marshall $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Bremen Community Fire Dept. Marshall $2,450 Water HandlingEllettsville FD Monroe $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Waveland VFD Inc Montgomery $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceA & A Twp. VFD Morgan $5,000 Water HandlingMonroe Twp. FD (Monrovia) Morgan $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Albion FD Noble $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)French Lick FD Orange $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceClay Twp. VFD Owen 2,200 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceOwen Valley FT Owen $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceBridgeton VFD Parke $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)J.U.G.A. (Bellmore) VFD Parke $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Rockville-Adams Twp. Fire & Rescue Parke $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceCentral Perry VFD Perry$5,000 Water HandlingJefferson Twp. FD (Otwell) Pike $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Petersburg FD Pike $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Beverly Shores FD Porter $2,500 Water HandlingKouts FD Porter $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Washington Twp. VFD (Valparaiso) Porter $1,090 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Francesville VFD Pulaski $5,000 TrainingMedaryville-White Post FDMedaryville-White Post FD Pulaski $4,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Jefferson Twp. VFD Putnam $4,900 Water HandlingLynn Fire Dept. Randolph $4,850 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Saratoga Ward FT Randolph $5,000 Organization (New Departments Only)Batesville Vol. Fire & Rescue Dept. - EMS 10 Ripley $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceManilla VFD Rush $4,517 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Posey Twp. VFD (Arlington) Rush $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Johnson Twp. VFD Scott $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Vienna Twp. VFD Scott $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Chrisney VFD Spencer $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Liberty Twp. Fire St. Joseph $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Knox-Center Twp. Fire Dept. Starke $3,250 Water HandlingKoontz Lake VFD Starke $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)San Pierre Twp. VFD Starke $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Angola VFD Steuben $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Fremont VFD Steuben $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Metz FD Steuben $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Wildcat Twp. VFD Tipton $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)Perry Twp. VFD (Evansville) Vanderburgh $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Jackson Twp. VFD (Palymra) Washington $5,000 Communication (Radios or Pagers)Livonia Vol. Fire & Rescue Washington $5,000 Wildland Firefighting AssistanceFountain City / New Garden Twp. FD Wayne $5,000 Safety (SCBA, Turn-Out Gear, PASS etc.)

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