{"id":9196,"date":"2015-10-08T10:22:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T14:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=9196"},"modified":"2017-04-14T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:03:53","slug":"dnr-awards-grants-to-37-volunteer-fire-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/10\/08\/dnr-awards-grants-to-37-volunteer-fire-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"DNR Awards Grants to 37 Volunteer Fire Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Funding to Aid Rural Maryland Communities\"man<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded\u00a0Volunteer Fire Assistance<\/a>\u00a0program grants, totaling $88,612, to 37 volunteer fire departments in 15 counties.\u00a0The funding\u00a0will help fire crews better prepare for and respond to wildfires in rural areas and communities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cVolunteer 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,\u201d DNR Secretary Mark Belton said. \u201cWe are grateful to be able to provide these hardworking men and women with the resources they need to improve response efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2015 VFA Grant Awards<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Volunteer Fire Dept.<\/strong><\/td>\nCounty<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nGrant Award<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arbutus VFRD<\/td>\nBaltimore<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,935<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore Pike VFC<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,977<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bittinger VFD<\/td>\nGarrett<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,940<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloomington VFC<\/td>\nGarrett<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,326<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bowmans Addition VFC<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$790<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Church Hill VFC<\/td>\nQueen Anne<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,268<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cobb Island VFD<\/td>\nCharles<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,300<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Community FC of Millington<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,810<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cordova VFA<\/td>\nTalbot<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,340<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eldorado Brookview VFC<\/td>\nDorchester<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,982<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellerslie VFC<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,650<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ferndale VFC<\/td>\nAnne Arundel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,312<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funkstown VFC<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$694<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacksonville VFC<\/td>\nHarford<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kitzmiller VFD<\/td>\nGarrett<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakes & Straits VFC<\/td>\nDorchester<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,958<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LaVale VFD<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,456<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linkwood Salem VFC<\/td>\nDorchester<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Longmeadow VFC<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,550<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion VFD<\/td>\nSomerset<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maugansville Goodwill VFC<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,169<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mt. Savage VFD<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,419<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mt. Vernon VFD<\/td>\nSomerset<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,550<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oakland VFD<\/td>\nGarrett<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oldtown VFD<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parsonsburg VFC<\/td>\nWicomico<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,130<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rawlings VFD<\/td>\nAllegany<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,750<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock Hall VFC<\/td>\nKent<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secretary VFC<\/td>\nDorchester<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharpsburg VFC<\/td>\nWashington<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,350<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharptown VFD<\/td>\nWicomico<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$2,838<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singerly VFC<\/td>\nCecil<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylors Island VFD<\/td>\nDorchester<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Communities VFD<\/td>\nQueen Anne<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$1,118<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White Marsh VFC<\/td>\nBaltimore<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whiteford VFC<\/td>\nHarford<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winfield Community VFD<\/td>\nCarroll<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n$88,612<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Funding to Aid Rural Maryland Communities The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded\u00a0Volunteer Fire Assistance\u00a0program grants, totaling $88,612, to 37 volunteer fire departments in 15 counties.\u00a0The funding\u00a0will help fire crews better prepare for and respond to wildfires in rural areas and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,1965],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-maryland-forest-service"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9196"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14099,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9196\/revisions\/14099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}