DNR Awards Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants To 50 Fire Departments
Annapolis, Md. (August 23, 2010) — The Maryland Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) Forest Service awarded its 2010 Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA)
grants to 50 local volunteer fire departments across the State. The projects, to
be funded in 15 Maryland counties, will assist volunteer fire companies with
increasing capacity for wildland fire suppression needs in rural communities.
“The Volunteer Fire Departments in our State are critical to ensuring the safety
of Maryland families,” said Governor Martin O’Malley. “I am heartened that we
are able to support the work of these courageous volunteers and the lives,
property and resources they protect.”
Projects to be funded include wildland personal protective equipment, skid units
for building brush trucks, replacing small diameter fire hose, upgrading
communications equipment, purchase of class A foam and other equipment to
enhance wildfire suppression.
“The volunteer fire departments play a vital role in assisting our agency in
protecting communities from wildfires,” said DNR State Fire Supervisor Monte
Mitchell. “These grants help the volunteer fire departments increase their
effectiveness and safety in combating wildland fires in Maryland.”
Grant funds provided by the USDA Forest Service funded 50 applications this year
for $104,615 in match-funding to complete $259,617 in total project cost. The
maximum grant award equaled 50 percent of the total project cost with a maximum
of $3,000 grant per department.
The following is a list of 2010 awards:
|
2010 VFA Grant Awards |
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|
Volunteer Fire Department |
County |
Project Cost |
Award |
|
|
Arbutus VFRD |
Baltimore |
$1,700 |
$850 |
|
|
Baltimore Pike VFC |
Allegany |
$4,932 |
$2,466 |
|
|
Barton Hose Company # 1 |
Allegany |
$5,854 |
$2,927 |
|
|
Bloomington VFC |
Garrett |
$2,800 |
$1,400 |
|
|
Boring VFC |
Baltimore |
$2,210 |
$1,105 |
|
|
Butler VFD |
Baltimore |
$2,050 |
$1,025 |
|
|
Chestertown VFC |
Kent |
$5,760 |
$2,880 |
|
|
Church Hill VFC |
Queen Anne |
$5,794 |
$2,897 |
|
|
Clarysville VFC |
Allegany |
$5,170 |
$2,585 |
|
|
Corriganville VFC |
Allegany |
$6,200 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Denton VFC |
Caroline |
$5,778 |
$2,889 |
|
|
East New Market VFC |
Dorchester |
$3,680 |
$1,740 |
|
|
Easton VFD |
Talbot |
$6,461 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Ellerslie VFC |
Allegany |
$1,300 |
$650 |
|
|
Elliotts Island VFC |
Dorchester |
$4,908 |
$2,454 |
|
|
Fairmount VFC |
Somerset |
$1,992 |
$996 |
|
|
Ferndale VFC |
Anne Arundel |
$7,335 |
$3,000 |
|
|
First Hose Co of Boonsboro |
Washington |
$7,800 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Flintstone VFC |
Allegany |
$3,000 |
$1,500 |
|
|
Friendsville VFRD |
Garrett |
$6,500 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Fruitland VFD |
Wicomico |
$6,081 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Funkstown VFC |
Washington |
$3,594 |
$1,797 |
|
|
Gorman VFD |
Garrett |
$5,920 |
$2,960 |
|
|
Grasonville VFD |
Queen Anne |
$1,170 |
$585 |
|
|
Greensboro VFC |
Caroline |
$6,070 |
$1,480 |
|
|
Hurlcok VFC |
Dorchester |
$6,004 |
$2,152 |
|
|
Lakes & Straits VFC |
Dorchester |
$2,875 |
$1,438 |
|
|
Lansdowne VFC |
Baltimore |
$3,226 |
$1,113 |
|
|
LaVale VFD |
Allegany |
$1,733 |
$866 |
|
|
Leonardtown VFD |
St Marys |
$6,040 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Linkwood VFC |
Dorchester |
$6,215 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Madison VFC |
Dorchester |
$4,145 |
$2,073 |
|
|
Mt. Aetna |
Washington |
$7,150 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Mt. Savage VFD |
Allegany |
$3,185 |
$1,500 |
|
|
Mt. Vernon VFD |
Somerset |
$5,990 |
$2,545 |
|
|
Neck District VFC |
Dorchester |
$4,325 |
$2,163 |
|
|
Odenton VFC |
Anne Arundel |
$1,715 |
$858 |
|
|
Oldtown VFD |
Allegany |
$6,000 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Oxford VFC |
Talbot |
$4,200 |
$2,100 |
|
|
Parsonsburg VFC |
Wicomico |
$6,400 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Pocomoke City VFC |
Worcester |
$3,889 |
$1,945 |
|
|
Potomac Fire Company # 2 |
Allegany |
$3,400 |
$1,700 |
|
|
Rawlings VFD |
Allegany |
$5,537 |
$2,769 |
|
|
Secretary VFC |
Dorchester |
$4,640 |
$2,320 |
|
|
Sharpsburg VFC |
Washington |
$1,020 |
$510 |
|
|
Taylors Island VFC |
Dorchester |
$6,000 |
$3,000 |
|
|
Trappe VFC |
Talbot |
$10,243 |
$3,000 |
|
|
United Communities VFD |
Queen Anne |
$1,280 |
$640 |
|
|
Vienna VFC |
Dorchester |
$5,973 |
$2,987 |
|
|
Whiteford VFC |
Harford |
$1,500 |
$750 |
|
|
Total |
|
$226,744 |
$104,615 |
|
| August 23, 2010 |
Contact: Josh Davidsburg |
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