Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
A total of 100 rural and volunteer fire departments from 54 Indiana counties - including Winona Lake - have been awarded $453,386 in Volunteer Fire Assistance Capacity (VFC) awards from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
The awards will be used for training, radios or to purchase necessary firefighting equipment and gear to combat wildland fires. The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry and made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
Winona Lake Fire Department was awarded $2,475 for safety (SCBA, turn-out gear, PASS, etc.).
Recipients were selected based on population density, acres of public lands protected and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters. As in past years, emphasis was given to projects that involved the fighting of wildfires.
The awarded grants range from $1,090 to $5,000.
