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Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants Awarded
10-05-09
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry has approved federal pass-through grant funding for 57 projects that will assist and improve fire departments and fire associations serving communities with populations under 10,000.
"These grants provide valuable resources to assist local fire departments in providing wildland and rural community fire protection," said David Lytle, chief of the ODNR Division of Forestry. "The division is committed to helping local fire departments with limited budgets effectively perform their duties."
Of the nearly 1,300 fire departments within Ohio, approximately 900 are classified as rural and are primarily staffed by volunteers. The average annual budget for an Ohio rural fire department is $35,000 per year, with many fire departments operating on $10,000 or less annually. These Federal Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grants are used to upgrade equipment at existing fire departments and to assist new departments with organizational, training and equipment costs.
Administered by the ODNR Division of Forestry, VFA grants provide up to $10,000 to communities with populations less than 10,000. A local match is required. The Division of Forestry has recommended 57 fire departments and support organizations in 42 Ohio counties to receive a total of $207,400. The matching grant funds will be used for multi-community projects, the conversion of Federal Excess Personal Property into fire apparatus, the purchase of wildland fire slip-in pumper units, the purchase of MARCS radio equipment and wildland fire personal protective equipment.
More than 1,500 rural Ohio fire departments have received assistance since the VFA program was established in 1978.
County
Applicant
Amount of VFA Grant
Adams
Monroe Twp. VFD
$1,680
Allen
LaFayette-Jackson Twp. FD
$1,000
Ashtabula
Rome Twp. VFD
$4,500
Ashtabula
Geneva-on-the-Lake
$4,500
Athens
Albany Area VFD Inc.
$4,500
Athens
Waterloo Twp. VFD
$4,500
Auglaize
Wayne Twp. FD
$4,500
Belmont
Somerton VFD
$4,060
Belmont
Sunset Heights VFD
$2,800
Belmont
Bethesda FD
$2,500
Butler
Reily VFD
$4,500
Carroll
Brown Twp. VFD
$2,900
Carroll
Sherrodsville VFD Inc
$2,300
Clermont
Wayne Twp. Fire & Rescue
$4,500
Columbiana
Winona FD
$4,500
Columbiana
East Palestine FD
$1,550
Coshocton
F.C.V. VFD
$4,500
Darke
Liberty Twp. VFD
$1,060
Darke
Versailles FD
$4,300
Delaware
Concord Twp. Fire & Rescue
$4,500
Fairfield
Thurston-Walnut Twp. FD
$4,500
Geauga
Russell FD
$2,700
Greene
Cedarville Twp. VFD
$2,700
Guernsey
Cumberland VFD
$2,200
Hardin
Northern Hardin Co. FD
$1,150
Harrison
Jewett VFD
$4,500
Henry
Deshler/Westhope Village FD
$10,000
Highland
Lynchburg Area Fire & Ambulance
$4,500
Holmes
Killbuck Twp. Fire & EMS
$4,500
Huron
New London VFD
$4,500
Jackson
Liberty Twp. VFD
$1,900
Jefferson
Stratton VFD
$4,500
Knox
College Twp. VFD
$4,500
Licking
Granville Twp. FD
$1,200
Licking
Licking Twp. Fire Co.
$4,500
Licking
Monroe Twp. FD
$4,500
Licking
St. Albans Twp. FD
$4,500
Lorain
Sheffield Village FD
$1,900
Madison
Central Twp. Joint FD
$4,500
Meigs
Chester VFD
$1,120
Meigs
Middleport FD
$2,600
Meigs
Racine VFD
$3,100
Muskingum
Newton Twp. Fire
$7,300
Muskingum
New Concord FD
$3,200
Perry
Hopewell Twp. FD
$3,100
Pike
Waverly FD
$4,500
Pike
Pebble Twp. VFD
$2,000
Portage
Deerfield Twp. FD
$4,300
Putnam
Kalida VFD
$4,000
Putnam
Miller City VFD
$4,500
Ross
Springfield Twp. VF&R
$3,000
Scioto
Nile Twp. VFD
$4,500
Shelby
Russia Community Fire Co.
$2,700
Stark
Minerva FD
$4,500
Trumbull
Gustavus Twp. VFD
$1,590
Warren
Massie Twp. VFD
$4,500
Washington
Warren Twp. VFD
$4,500
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR web site at www.ohiodnr.com.
"These grants provide valuable resources to assist local fire departments in providing wildland and rural community fire protection," said David Lytle, chief of the ODNR Division of Forestry. "The division is committed to helping local fire departments with limited budgets effectively perform their duties."
Of the nearly 1,300 fire departments within Ohio, approximately 900 are classified as rural and are primarily staffed by volunteers. The average annual budget for an Ohio rural fire department is $35,000 per year, with many fire departments operating on $10,000 or less annually. These Federal Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grants are used to upgrade equipment at existing fire departments and to assist new departments with organizational, training and equipment costs.
Administered by the ODNR Division of Forestry, VFA grants provide up to $10,000 to communities with populations less than 10,000. A local match is required. The Division of Forestry has recommended 57 fire departments and support organizations in 42 Ohio counties to receive a total of $207,400. The matching grant funds will be used for multi-community projects, the conversion of Federal Excess Personal Property into fire apparatus, the purchase of wildland fire slip-in pumper units, the purchase of MARCS radio equipment and wildland fire personal protective equipment.
More than 1,500 rural Ohio fire departments have received assistance since the VFA program was established in 1978.
County
Applicant
Amount of VFA Grant
Adams
Monroe Twp. VFD
$1,680
Allen
LaFayette-Jackson Twp. FD
$1,000
Ashtabula
Rome Twp. VFD
$4,500
Ashtabula
Geneva-on-the-Lake
$4,500
Athens
Albany Area VFD Inc.
$4,500
Athens
Waterloo Twp. VFD
$4,500
Auglaize
Wayne Twp. FD
$4,500
Belmont
Somerton VFD
$4,060
Belmont
Sunset Heights VFD
$2,800
Belmont
Bethesda FD
$2,500
Butler
Reily VFD
$4,500
Carroll
Brown Twp. VFD
$2,900
Carroll
Sherrodsville VFD Inc
$2,300
Clermont
Wayne Twp. Fire & Rescue
$4,500
Columbiana
Winona FD
$4,500
Columbiana
East Palestine FD
$1,550
Coshocton
F.C.V. VFD
$4,500
Darke
Liberty Twp. VFD
$1,060
Darke
Versailles FD
$4,300
Delaware
Concord Twp. Fire & Rescue
$4,500
Fairfield
Thurston-Walnut Twp. FD
$4,500
Geauga
Russell FD
$2,700
Greene
Cedarville Twp. VFD
$2,700
Guernsey
Cumberland VFD
$2,200
Hardin
Northern Hardin Co. FD
$1,150
Harrison
Jewett VFD
$4,500
Henry
Deshler/Westhope Village FD
$10,000
Highland
Lynchburg Area Fire & Ambulance
$4,500
Holmes
Killbuck Twp. Fire & EMS
$4,500
Huron
New London VFD
$4,500
Jackson
Liberty Twp. VFD
$1,900
Jefferson
Stratton VFD
$4,500
Knox
College Twp. VFD
$4,500
Licking
Granville Twp. FD
$1,200
Licking
Licking Twp. Fire Co.
$4,500
Licking
Monroe Twp. FD
$4,500
Licking
St. Albans Twp. FD
$4,500
Lorain
Sheffield Village FD
$1,900
Madison
Central Twp. Joint FD
$4,500
Meigs
Chester VFD
$1,120
Meigs
Middleport FD
$2,600
Meigs
Racine VFD
$3,100
Muskingum
Newton Twp. Fire
$7,300
Muskingum
New Concord FD
$3,200
Perry
Hopewell Twp. FD
$3,100
Pike
Waverly FD
$4,500
Pike
Pebble Twp. VFD
$2,000
Portage
Deerfield Twp. FD
$4,300
Putnam
Kalida VFD
$4,000
Putnam
Miller City VFD
$4,500
Ross
Springfield Twp. VF&R
$3,000
Scioto
Nile Twp. VFD
$4,500
Shelby
Russia Community Fire Co.
$2,700
Stark
Minerva FD
$4,500
Trumbull
Gustavus Twp. VFD
$1,590
Warren
Massie Twp. VFD
$4,500
Washington
Warren Twp. VFD
$4,500
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR web site at www.ohiodnr.com.
Contact:
Rick Maier, ODNR Division of Forestry (740) 774-1596, ext. 7 or Beth Ruth, ODNR Media Relations 614. 265. 6860
Rick Maier, ODNR Division of Forestry (740) 774-1596, ext. 7 or Beth Ruth, ODNR Media Relations 614. 265. 6860
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