Fire departments receive grants administered by DNR Forestry

The awards will be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to 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 wildlands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. As in past years, emphasis was given to projects that involve the fighting of wildfires.

The awarded grants range from $1,590 to $5,000 and were given to 73 departments.

Fire departments receiving the grants in 2021, county, the amount of the grant, and the project category are:

Madison Twp./ Hoagland Volunteer Fire Department	Allen	$4,726.00	Safety
Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Bartholomew	$5,000.00	Safety
Brown County Volunteer Fire Department	Brown	$1,728.00	Water Handling
Southern Brown Volunteer Fire Department	Brown	$5,000.00	Wildland
Delphi Tri-Township Fire Territory	Carroll	$1,700.00	Wildland
Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department Inc.	Clark	$5,000.00	Water Handling
Van Buren Township Volunteer Fireman’s Assoc., Inc.	Clay	$5,000.00	Safety
Forest Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Clinton	$5,000.00	Communication
Rossville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Clinton	$5,000.00	Safety
Letts Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Decatur	$4,750.00	Communication
Celestine Volunteer Fire Department	Dubois	$4,975.00	Water Handling
Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Dubois	$4,224.50	Safety
Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department	Dubois	$4,577.00	Communication
St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Dubois	$4,200.00	Safety
Eagle Fire Company	Franklin	$4,000.00	Water Handling
Center-Jackson Fire Territory	Greene	$4,994.50	Safety
Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Greene	$5,000.00	Safety
Harrison Township Fire Department	Harrison	$5,000.00	Safety
Stilesville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.	Hendricks	$2,365.00	Safety
Middletown Volunteer Fire Department	Henry	$5,000.00	Water Handling
Greentown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.	Howard	$2,500.00	Wildland
Mount Etna Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Huntington	$3,950.00	Safety
Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department	Jackson	$1,590.00	Communication
Owen Township Volunteer Fire Department	Jackson	$5,000.00	Safety
Bryant Volunteer Fire Department	Jay	$5,000.00	Water Handling
Campbell Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Jennings	$2,485.00	Wildland
Vincennes Township Fire District	Knox	$4,826.00	Safety
Etna Township Fire and Rescue Services	Kosciusko	$4,113.00	Water Handling
LaGrange Volunteer Fire Department	LaGrange	$5,000.00	Wildland
Lowell Volunteer Fire Department	Lake	$5,000.00	Communication
LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	LaPorte	$5,000.00	Safety
Noble Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	LaPorte	$5,000.00	Safety
Marion Township Rural Fire Dept., Inc.	Lawrence	$2,500.00	Safety
Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department	Lawrence	$2,500.00	Safety
Shawswick Volunteer Firefighters Association	Lawrence	$5,000.00	Safety
Decatur Township Fire Department	Marion	$5,000.00	Water Handling
Culver Union Township Volunteer Fire Department	Marshall	$5,000.00	Safety
Argos Volunteer Fire Department	Marshall	$5,000.00	Safety
Ellettsville Fire Department	Monroe	$2,500.00	Water Handling
Monroe Fire Protection District	Monroe	$5,000.00	Wildland
A & A Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Morgan	$5,000.00	Wildland
Gregg Township Fire Department	Morgan	$2,500.00	Safety
Washington Township Fire Department	Morgan	$5,000.00	Safety
Albion Volunteer Department	Noble	$5,000.00	Safety
Adams Township Fire Department	Parke	$5,000.00	Water Handling
J.U.G.A. Volunteer Fire Department	Parke	$5,000.00	Safety
Anderson Township Fire Department, Inc.	Perry	$5,000.00	Water Handling
Jefferson Township Pike Co. Ind. Volunteer Fire Department	Pike	$5,000.00	Safety
Patoka Township Volunteer Fire Department	Pike	$4,260.00	Wildland
Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department	Pike	$5,000.00	Safety
Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Porter	$5,000.00	Safety
Porter Fire Department	Porter	$4,781.00	Safety
Monterey and Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc.	Pulaski	$5,000.00	Safety
Francesville Volunteer Fire Department	Pulaski	$5,000.00	Water Handling
Farmland Volunteer Fire Department	Randolph	$5,000.00	Safety
Lynn Fire Department	Randolph	$4,000.00	Water Handling
White River Township Fire Department	Randolph	$2,200.00	Safety
Carthage Volunteer Fire Department of Rush County, Inc.	Rush	$5,000.00	Communication
Posey Township Fire Department	Rush	$4,750.00	Water Handling
Scottsburg Fire Department	Scott	$5,000.00	Safety
Vienna Township Volunteer Fire Department	Scott	$5,000.00	Safety
Chrisney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Spencer	$5,000.00	Safety
Santa Claus Volunteer Fire Department	Spencer	$5,000.00	Safety
Centre Township Trustee DBA Southwest Central Fire Territory	St. Joseph	$5,000.00	Safety
Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department	St. Joseph	$5,000.00	Safety
Warren Township Fire Department	St. Joseph	$5,000.00	Water Handling
San Pierre Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Starke	$2,500.00	Wildland
Fremont Fire Department	Steuben	$5,000.00	Safety
Sharpsville Volunteer Fire Department Corp.	Tipton	$5,000.00	Safety
Helt Fire and Rescue, Inc.	Vermillion	$5,000.00	Communication
Roann Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Wabash	$4,900.00	Safety
Chandler Volunteer Fire Department	Warrick	$2,500.00	Communication
Lynnville Volunteer Fire Department	Warrick	$2,500.00	Communication

Fire departments interested in applying for future grants should contact Mark Huter, Assistant State Fire Coordinator, Fire Control Headquarters, 6220 Forest Road, Martinsville, IN 46151, or call 765-792-4654.