MASSACHUSETTS: Wildland Fire Assistance available

The Volunteer Fire Assistance grant round is open to eligible communities meeting requirements.  Applications are due back to DCR by June 12 for award consideration.

These grants are available to non-profit rural call or volunteer fire departments that primarily serve a community or city with a population of less than 10,000. The fire department must be made up of at least eighty percent (80%) call or volunteer firefighters, be recognized as a department under state law and be National Incident Management System compliant.

The VFA grant applications must be completed in full and received before June 12, 2015 to be considered for an award. Please submit your VFA grant application to:

DCR Bureaus of Forest Fire Control and Forestry

Attn. Roxanne B. Savoie

Hampton Ponds State Park

1048 North Road/Route 202

Westfield, MA 01085

Application Materials: 2015 VFA Application