INDIANAPOLIS — Lapel Stony Creek Township Fire Territory received a $2,547 safety grant made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry.
Seventy-one volunteer fire departments from 46 counties were awarded more than $297,000 in grants.
DNR Forestry staff reviewed grant applications and selected recipients on the basis of population density, acres of public wildlands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters.
Grants may be used for training, installation of dry hydrants, or to purchase necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildland fires.
Grants range from $1,500 to $5,000.
Fire departments interested in applying for a grant should contact Mark Huter, assistant state fire coordinator, at Fire Control Headquarters, 6220 Forest Road, Martinsville, IN 46151, or by calling 765-792-4654.
