Rural and volunteer fire departments from 48 counties across Indiana have been awarded more than $268,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants, DNR Director Robert E. Carter Jr. announced Monday.

The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry and are made available through the U.S. Forest Service.

DNR Forestry staff reviews grant applications and selects recipients on the basis of population density, acres of public wildlands protected, wildland urban interface analysis, and wildlife fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters near Martinsville.

VFA grants may be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to purchase fire fighting equipment and personal protective gear. The grants awarded Monday range from $360 to $5,000 and were given to 74 fire departments.

Fire departments interested in applying for VFA or other grants should contact Crystal M. Hunt, Program Director, 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	Safety
Madison Twp Hoagland VFD	Allen	$360	Safety
Clay Twp VFD	Bartholomew	$1,731	Safety
Southwest Bartholomew VFD	Bartholomew	$3,185	Safety
Charlestown VFD	Clark	$2,500	Water Handling
Monroe Twp VFD	Clark	$5,000	Safety
Clay Co Perry Twp VFD	Clay	$5,000	Safety
Rossville VFD	Clinton	$3,686	Safety
Leavenworth FD	Crawford	$1,135	Safety
Clarksburg VFD	Decatur	$540	Safety
Corunna VFD	DeKalb	$5,000	Safety
Celestine VFD	Dubois	$2,725	Safety
Haysville Community VFD	Dubois	$4,101	Safety
Schnellville VFD	Dubois	$4,963	Radios
St. Anthony VFD	Dubois	$3,176	Water Handling
Patoka White River VFD	Gibson	$1,615	Radios
Center Twp VFD	Greene	$5,000	Radios
Jasonville FD	Greene	$5,000	Water Handling
Jackson Twp VFD	Hamilton	$3,488	Water Handling
One Green Twp VFD	Hancock	$5,000	Safety
Elizabeth VFD	Harrison	$5,000	Radios
Mt. Etna VFD	Huntington	$4,843	Safety
Keener Twp VFD	Jasper	$4,932	Radios
Spencer Twp VFD	Jennings	$5,000	Miscellaneous
Vernon Twp VFD	Jennings	$1,719	Dry Hydrants
Nineveh Twp VFD	Johnson	$2,000	Dry Hydrants
Palmyra Twp VFD	Knox	$5,000	Safety
Johnson Twp FD	LaGrange	$1,950	Safety
Lake Hills VFD	Lake	$4,988	Safety
LaCrosse VFD	LaPorte	$3,250	Radios
Pleasant Twp VFD	LaPorte	$648	Safety
Huron VFD	Lawrence	$1,086	Safety
Marion Twp RFD	Lawrence	$5,000	Safety
Perry Twp VFEMS	Lawrence	$4,485	Safety
Frankton VFD	Madison	$5,000	Safety
Argos VFD	Marshall	$4,826	Safety
Converse VFD	Miami	$5,000	Radios
Bloomington Twp FD	Monroe	$4,000	Safety
Ellettsville VFD	Monroe	$5,000	Safety
Van Buren Twp FD	Monroe	$5,000	Safety
A & A Twp VFD	Morgan	$2,360	Water Handling
Washington Twp FD	Morgan	$5,000	Safety
LaOtto VFD	Noble	$5,000	Safety
Orange Co. RVFD	Orange	$4,300	Safety
Orleans VFD	Orange	$3,500	Water Handling
Cataract VFD	Owen	$3,680	Safety
Franklin Twp. CVFD	Owen	$550	Water Handling
Bridgeton VFD	Parke	$5,000	Water Handling
Anderson Twp VFD	Perry	$1,000	Radios
Central Perry VFD	Perry	$4,540	Safety
Perry County EMA FR	Perry	$1,552	Safety
Rome VFD	Perry	$896	Water Handling
Tell City VFD	Perry	$3,842	Safety
Jefferson Twp Pike Co VFD	Pike	$5,000	Safety
South Patoka VFD	Pike	$652	Safety
Kouts VFD	Porter	$4,209	Safety
Porter FD	Porter	$1,928	Radios
Black Twp F&R	Posey	$5,000	Safety
New Harmony VFD	Posey	$5,000	Safety
Francesville VFD	Pulaski	$4,925	Safety
Monterey Tippecanoe VFD	Pulaski	$3,350	Water Handling
Cloverdale Twp VFD	Putnam	$4,987	Safety
Greencastle FD	Putnam	$4,547	Safety
Morris FAI	Ripley	$4,942	Safety
Sunman RVFD	Ripley	$1,088	Safety
Carter Fire District	Spencer	$1,490	Safety
Southwest Central FT	St. Joseph	$5,000	Water Handling
Liberty VFD	Union	$2,165	Safety
Scott Twp VFD	Vanderburgh	$4,934	Safety
Clinton FD	Vermillion	$800	Safety
Lagro VFD	Wabash	$5,000	Safety
Roann VFD	Wabash	$4,485	Safety
Salem Washington Twp FD	Washington	$5,000	Safety
Bluffton FD	Wells	$2,000	Water Handling

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