Rural and volunteer fire departments receive grants from DNR
Posted: Aug 25, 2016 1:18 PM EDT | Updated: Aug 25, 2016 2:15 PM EDT
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced 60 rural and volunteer fire departments received Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.
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.
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.
These are the northern Indiana fire departments that received grants.
| Aubbeenaubbee Twp VFD (Fulton) | $2,307 | Wildland |
| LaGrange VFD (LaGrange) | $5,000 | Safety |
| Shipshewana VFD (LaGrange) | $5,000 | Safety |
| Cass-Clinton VFD (LaPorte) | $5,000 | Radios |
| LaCrosse VFD (LaPorte) | $5,000 | Safety |
| Lapaz-North Twp FD (Marshall) | $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 |