Fire Departments Receive Grants Administered by DNR Forestry

The Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department is one of more than eighty rural and volunteer fire departments from 50 counties that have been awarded more than $351,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

The Sheridan Volunteer Department received $2,367.50 for water handling.

The awards, which were announced yesterday by DNR Director Dan Bortner, 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. As in past years, emphasis was given to projects that involved the fighting of wildfires.

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

Fire departments interested in applying for future grants should contact Mark Huter, Assistant State Fire Coordinator by calling (765) 792-4654.

To view a list of all grant recipients, as well as all DNR news releases, visit dnr.IN.gov.