DNR Awards Grants to 37 Volunteer Fire Departments

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