Nearly $416,000 in 50 percent cost-share grants were recently awarded to 138 Iowa rural fire departments, including some in the area, to help their efforts to protect Iowans and their property from wildfires.
The grants offer valuable funding assistance for wildfire suppression, personal protective and communications equipment.
Fire departments in Alta, Cherokee, Early, Lake View, and Peterson are among those receiving 2024 Volunteer Fire Assistance grants. The grants are made possible through Iowa DNR Forestry, in cooperation with US Forest Service – State and Private Forestry.
