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October 25, 2006
32 LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO BENEFIT FROM
WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
$4,500 worth of goggles, gloves and clothing go to each department
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County |
Department |
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Athens |
Albany Area Volunteer Fire Department |
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Allen |
Lafayette-Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Ashtabula |
Pierpont Volunteer Fire Department |
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Belmont |
Barnesville Fire Department |
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Belmont |
Sunset Heights Volunteer Fire Department |
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Carroll |
Fox Township Fire Department |
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Carroll |
Leesville Volunteer Fire Department |
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Clermont |
Williamsburg Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Erie |
Berlin Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Guernsey |
Byesville Volunteer Fire Department |
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Hancock |
Jenera Volunteer Fire Department |
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Henry |
Holgate Volunteer Fire Department |
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Jackson |
Coalton Volunteer Fire Department |
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Jefferson |
Toronto Volunteer Fire Department |
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Jefferson |
Empire Volunteer Fire Department |
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Lawrence |
Chesapeake-Union Volunteer Fire Department |
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Lucas |
Spencer Township Fire & Rescue |
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Muskingum |
Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Muskingum |
Roseville Volunteer Fire Department |
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Ottawa |
Rocky Ridge Volunteer Fire Department |
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Perry |
Somerset-Reading Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Pickaway |
Pic-A-Fay Joint Fire District |
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Pickaway |
Pickaway Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Ross |
Colerain Township Volunteer Fire Department |
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Ross |
Liberty Township Volunteer Fire & Rescue |
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Seneca |
A.V.R. Fire District |
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Tuscarawas |
Tuscarawas-Warick Volunteer Fire Department |
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Union |
Liberty Township Fire Department |
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Union |
Union Township Fire Department |
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Washington |
Beverly Volunteer Fire Department |
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Washington |
Little Hocking Volunteer Fire Department |
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Wayne |
Sterling Fire District |
COLUMBUS, OH - Thirty-two local fire departments in 24 Ohio counties will benefit from a grant program that provides personal protective equipment for fighting wildland fires, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
Ten complete equipment sets, each worth $450, will go to fire departments in Athens, Allen, Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Clermont, Erie, Guernsey, Hancock, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lucas, Muskingum, Ottawa, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, Seneca, Tuscarawas, Union, Washington and Wayne counties. Each set consists of flame-retardant pants and shirt, hardhat, fire shelter, gloves and goggles. Recent studies of firefighter safety indicate the importance of wearing this type of equipment.
“Most of the more than 800 wildland fires that occur in Ohio each year are battled by rural and volunteer fire departments,” said John Dorka, chief of the Division of Forestry. “Very few of these departments have the resources to purchase wildland fire equipment. The equipment and clothing provided through this grant program offers increased protection for wildland firefighters.”
Ohio’s Wildland Personal Protective Equipment Grant Program is administered by the ODNR Division of Forestry. The division purchases the equipment with funds from the National Fire Plan portion of the federal Volunteer Fire Assistance grant program. The program is designed to assist fire departments that serve populations with less than 10,000 people.
Since 2002, more than 200 local fire departments and 2,000 firefighters have received protective equipment through this grant program. This has resulted in a $600,000 total cost savings to those fire departments.
The VFA grant applications are made available each year in April and must be completed and returned by June. Fire departments interested in additional information or in participating in the program should contact Rick Maier at 740-773-1574.
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