DNR Awards Grants to 37 Volunteer Fire Departments
Funding to Aid Rural Maryland Communities
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded Volunteer Fire Assistance program grants, totaling $88,612, to 37 volunteer fire departments in 15 counties. The funding will help fire crews better prepare for and respond to wildfires in rural areas and communities.
“Volunteer firefighters are a special type of people, working day in and out to provide critical lifesaving and property protection services out of love for their communities,” DNR Secretary Mark Belton said. “We are grateful to be able to provide these hardworking men and women with the resources they need to improve response efforts.”
The grants will help provide skid units for brush trucks, off-road utility vehicles, dry fire hydrants, radios, fire hose, chainsaws, protective gear and other firefighting equipment. Grant funds are provided annually to DNR by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
| 2015 VFA Grant Awards | ||||
| Volunteer Fire Dept. | County | Grant Award | ||
| Arbutus VFRD | Baltimore | $1,935 | ||
| Baltimore Pike VFC | Allegany | $2,977 | ||
| Bittinger VFD | Garrett | $2,940 | ||
| Bloomington VFC | Garrett | $1,326 | ||
| Bowmans Addition VFC | Allegany | $790 | ||
| Church Hill VFC | Queen Anne | $2,268 | ||
| Cobb Island VFD | Charles | $2,300 | ||
| Community FC of Millington | Kent | $2,810 | ||
| Cordova VFA | Talbot | $1,340 | ||
| Eldorado Brookview VFC | Dorchester | $2,982 | ||
| Ellerslie VFC | Allegany | $2,650 | ||
| Ferndale VFC | Anne Arundel | $1,312 | ||
| Funkstown VFC | Washington | $694 | ||
| Jacksonville VFC | Harford | $3,000 | ||
| Kitzmiller VFD | Garrett | $3,000 | ||
| Lakes & Straits VFC | Dorchester | $2,958 | ||
| LaVale VFD | Allegany | $2,456 | ||
| Linkwood Salem VFC | Dorchester | $3,000 | ||
| Longmeadow VFC | Washington | $2,550 | ||
| Marion VFD | Somerset | $3,000 | ||
| Maugansville Goodwill VFC | Washington | $1,169 | ||
| Mt. Savage VFD | Allegany | $1,419 | ||
| Mt. Vernon VFD | Somerset | $2,550 | ||
| Oakland VFD | Garrett | $3,000 | ||
| Oldtown VFD | Allegany | $3,000 | ||
| Parsonsburg VFC | Wicomico | $1,130 | ||
| Rawlings VFD | Allegany | $2,750 | ||
| Rock Hall VFC | Kent | $3,000 | ||
| Secretary VFC | Dorchester | $3,000 | ||
| Sharpsburg VFC | Washington | $2,350 | ||
| Sharptown VFD | Wicomico | $2,838 | ||
| Singerly VFC | Cecil | $3,000 | ||
| Taylors Island VFD | Dorchester | $3,000 | ||
| United Communities VFD | Queen Anne | $1,118 | ||
| White Marsh VFC | Baltimore | $3,000 | ||
| Whiteford VFC | Harford | $3,000 | ||
| Winfield Community VFD | Carroll | $3,000 | ||
| Total | $88,612 | |||
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