Fire Departments Receive Grants Administered by DNR Forestry: Dubois, Pike, Warrick, Knox Spencer Communities Included

Indianapolis - More than 70 rural and volunteer fire departments from 46 counties have been awarded more than $319,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants, DNR Director Dan Bortner announced today.

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.

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

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

Vincennes Township Fire District

Knox

$4,826.00

Safety

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

Chrisney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.	Spencer	$5,000.00	Safety
Santa Claus Volunteer Fire Department	Spencer	$5,000.00	Safety

Chandler Volunteer Fire Department	Warrick	$2,500.00	Communication
Lynnville Volunteer Fire Department	Warrick	$2,500.00	Communication