Eighty rural and volunteer fire departments from 50 counties around the State of Indiana have been awarded more than $351,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

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 lands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. An emphasis was given to projects that involved fighting wildfires.

The awarded grants range from $1,250 to $5,000.

Fire departments receiving the grants in 2022, county, the amount of the grant, and the project category are:

Madison Twp./ Hoagland Volunteer Fire Department, Allen, $4,902, Safety
Southwest Bartholomew Volunteer Fire Department, Bartholomew, $5,000, Safety
Brown County Volunteer Fire Department, Brown, $1,612, Wildland
Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Clark, $5,000, Water Handling
Monroe Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Clark, $5,000, Safety
Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Department, Clay, $2,500 Radios
Van Buren Township Volunteer Fire Department, Clay, $5,000, Safety
Poland FPT, Clay/Owen, $5,000, Wildland
Forest Volunteer Fire Department, Clinton, $5,000, Radios
Kirkland Fire Territory, Clinton $5,000, Safety
Rossville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Clinton, $5,000, Safety
Letts Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Decatur, $4,750, Radios
Celestine Volunteer Fire Department, Dubois, $3,250, Water Handling
Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Dubois, $4,850, Safety
Holland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Dubois, $2,054.50, Radios
Madison Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Dubois, $3,365, Water Handling
Schnellville Firefighting Corporation, Dubois, $4,800, Safety
St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Dubois, $4,995, Safety
Osolo Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Elkhart, $2,500, Safety
Eagle Fire Company of Oldenburg, Franklin, $4,000, Water Handling
Aubbeenaubbee Twp. Fulton, $5,000, Safety
Barton Twp Fire Territory, Gibson, $5,000, Radios
Beech Creek Twp., Greene, $2,500, Water Handling
Taylor Twp Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Greene, $5,000, Safety
Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department, Hamilton, $2,367.50, Water Handling
Harrison Twp. Fire Department, Harrison, $5,000, Miscellaneous
Stilesville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc., Hendricks, $1,330, Safety
Greentown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Howard, $5,000, Safety
Mount Etna Volunteer Fire Department, Huntington, $5,000 Safety
Hamilton Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Jackson, $5,000, Water Handling
Owen Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Jackson, $5,000, Radios
Bryant Volunteer Fire Department, Jay, $5,000, Water Handling
Campbell Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Jennings, $1,250, Safety
Vernon Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Jennings, $5,000, Radios
Vincennes Twp. Fire District, Knox $5,000, Radios
LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., LaPorte, $5,000, Safety
Noble Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., LaPorte $5,000, Safety
Marion Twp. Rural Fire Department, Inc., Lawrence, $50, Safety
Marshall Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Lawrence, $5,000, Safety
Decatur Twp. Fire Department, Marion, $5,000, Water Handling
Bremen Volunteer Fire Department, Marshall, $2,400, Water Handling
Argos FPT, Marshall, $5,000, Safety
Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, Martin, $5,000, Wildland
Bean Blossom Twp. Stinesville Fire Department, Monroe, $5,000, Water Handling
Ellettsville Volunteer Fire Department, Monroe, $4,000, Training
Monroe Fire Protection District, Monroe, $5,000, Wildland
A and A Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Morgan, $5,000, Wildland
Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Morgan, $2,500, Wildland
Gregg Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Morgan, $2,500, Wildland
Albion Volunteer Fire Department, Noble, $5,000, Safety
Cataract Volunteer Fire Department, Owen, $5,000, Safety
Adams Twp. Fire Department, Parke, $5,000, Water Handling
J.U.G.A Volunteer Fire Department, Parke, $5,000, Radios
Tell City Fire Department, Perry, $1,750, Safety
Jefferson Twp. Pike Co. Ind. Volunteer Fire Department, Pike, $5,000, Safety
Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department, Pike, $5,000, Safety
Kouts Volunteer Fire Department, Porter, $4,042.50, Safety
Morgan Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Porter, $5,000, Safety
Porter Fire Department, Porter, $5,000, Safety
Francesville Volunteer Fire Department, Pulaski, $2,500, Safety
Farmland Volunteer Fire Department, Randolph, $5,000, Safety
Lynn Fire Department, Randolph, $4,800, Safety
Parker Volunteer Fire Department, Randolph, $3184.50, Safety
White River Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Randolph, $5,000, Safety
Winchester Fire Department, Randolph, $5,000, Safety
Posey Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Rush, $5,000, Water Handling
Rushville Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Rush, $4,930.50, Water Handling
Chrisney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Spencer $5,000 Safety
St. Meinrad Volunteer Fire Department, Spencer, $5,000, Radios
Liberty Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, St. Joseph, $5,000, Safety
San Pierre Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc., Starke, $5,000, Wildland
Metz Volunteer Fire Department, Steuben, $2,700, Safety
Sullivan Fire Department, Sullivan, $5,000, Safety
McCutchanville Fire Department, Vanderburgh, $2,250, Radios
Scott Twp. Volunteer Fire, Vanderburgh, $5,000, Water Handling
German Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Vanderburgh, $5,000, Radios
Roann Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Wabash, $4,900, Safety
Chandler Volunteer Fire Department, Warrick, $5,000, Safety
Jackson Twp Volunteer Fire Department Corporation, Washington, $5,000, Water Handling
Fountain City New Garden Twp. Fire Department, Wayne, $5,000, Safety

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.