This year, the department awarded $89,025 to 39 volunteer fire departments in 12 Maryland counties.
“These funds are essential to help outfit our brave volunteer firefighters across the state,” Maryland Fire Supervisor Monte Mitchell said. “They provide fire departments with much needed equipment, training and vehicles for wildland firefighting before the start of the fall fire season.”
The grants, provided by the United States Forest Service, and administered by the Maryland Forest Service, help build-out capacity for wildland fire protection in rural areas. This year, 53 fire departments from 19 counties applied for just over $250,000.
Here is a list of the 2016 grant recipients (by county):
Volunteer Fire Department | County | Project Cost | Award |
Baltimore Pike Volunteer Fire Company | Allegany | $6,063 | $3,000 |
Barton Hose Company 1 | Allegany | $5,792 | $2,896 |
Flintstone Volunteer Fire Company | Allegany | $2,300 | $1,150 |
Good Willl Volunteer Fire Company 1 | Allegany | $1,310 | $655 |
LaVale Volunteer Fire Department | Allegany | $5,500 | $2,750 |
Mount Savage Volunteer Fire Department | Allegany | $4,770 | $2,385 |
Orleans Volunteer Fire Company | Allegany | $1,340 | $670 |
Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department | Allegany | $6,000 | $3,000 |
Shaft Volunteer Fire Department | Allegany | $5,968 | $2,984 |
Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department | Baltimore | $5,732 | $2,866 |
Arcadia Volunteer Fire Company | Baltimore | $5,872 | $2,936 |
Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company | Baltimore | $8,050 | $3,000 |
North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department | Baltimore | $5,138 | $2,569 |
Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company | Caroline | $5,800 | $2,900 |
Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company | Carroll | $7,505 | $3,000 |
Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department | Charles | $6,260 | $3,000 |
Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department | Charles | $1,760 | $880 |
Eldorado Brookview Volunteer Fire Company | Dorchester | $5,940 | $2,970 |
Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company | Dorchester | $4,809 | $2,404 |
Linkwood Salem Volunteer Fire Company | Dorchester | $5,180 | $2,590 |
Neck District Volunteer Fire Company | Dorchester | $3,484 | $1,742 |
Secretary Volunteer Fire Company | Dorchester | $5,881 | $2,940 |
Taylors Island Volunteer Fire Department | Dorchester | $6,000 | $3,000 |
Vienna Volunteer Fire Company | Dorchester | $3,402 | $1,702 |
New Market Volunteer Fire Company | Frederick | $3,864 | $1,932 |
Bloomington Volunteer Fire Company | Garrett | $4,765 | $2,382 |
Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company | Garrett | $1,646 | $823 |
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department | Garrett | $3,737 | $1,868 |
Kitzmiller Volunteer Fire Department | Garrett | $4,980 | $2,490 |
Potomac Fire Company 2 | Garrett | $1,800 | $900 |
Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Company | Harford | $6,700 | $3,000 |
Marion Volunteer Fire Department | Somerset | $6,000 | $3,000 |
Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department | Somerset | $5,271 | $2,635 |
First Hose Company of Boonsboro | Washington | $6,700 | $3,000 |
Funkstown Volunteer Fire Company | Washington | $2,020 | $1,010 |
Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company | Washington | $725 | $572 |
Longmeadow Volunteer Fire Company | Washington | $5,152 | $2,576 |
Potomac Valley Volunteer Fire Company | Washington | $3,700 | $1,850 |
Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company | Wicomico | $5,995 | $2,998 |
Total | $182,911 | $89,025 |
4 comments:
This just gives the crooked SFD more money to spend / waste and the Volunteers get screwed from getting equipment to use throughout Wicomico County and not just Salisbury City limits. This is totally unbelievable / unprofessional / lack of leadership and dereliction of their job requirements to protect the Public and their safety by the actions of SFD.
Salisbury wasn't awarded any money
11:12 AM Go back and reread the county and town listing, mouth runner.
You all are acting like 89,000 is major.
Post a Comment