The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded more than $454,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to 101 rural and volunteer fire departments from 58 counties.
The awards will be used to fund training or purchase necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildland fires. The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry and made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
Recipients were selected based on population density, acres of public lands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. As in past years, emphasis was given to projects that involved the fighting of wildfires.
In La Porte County, the Cass-Clinton Volunteer Fire Department, the Lacrosse Volunteer Fire Department, and the Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department each received $5,000 for safety. In Marshall County, the Argos Volunteer Fire Department received $5,000 for safety. In Pulaski County, the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department received $5,000 for safety, and in Starke County the San Pierre Volunteer Fire Department received $5,000 for communications.
