(Return matching records with ALLANY of these words.)    ................................................................ state Choose State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illiniois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississipi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of Columbia    regions Choose region Pacific Southwest Midwest Southeast Northeast Mountain-Prairie Alaska California-Nevada All Regions    ................................................................ ................................................................ Journal Entry   Back Northeast Region Assists Local Fire Departments Through Rural Fire Assistance Program Northeast Region, September 1, 2005 Print Friendly Version In 2005, the Rural Fire Assistance program awarded 36 grants worth $154,033 to fire departments in ME (7 grants worth $26,912), VT (2 grants worth $6,701), MA (9 grants worth $41,936), RI (2 grants worth $7,931), NJ (8 grants worth $29,975), NY (4 grants worth $12,557), PA (2 grants worth $8,482), MD (1 grant worth $1,539), and VA (1 grant worth $18,000).  Most grant recipients were cooperators with fire protection responsibility to local refuges and fish hatcheries.  Grant funds were used for a variety of purposes to increase local wildland fire preparedness and response.  Items funded included the rehabilitation of existing brush trucks, purchasing personal protective equipment, hose, hand tools, portable water tanks, pumps, and wildland fire training.  Overall, there were approximately 200 fire departments in the Northeast Region eligible to participate in the RFA program.  In addition, the Regional Fire Management Office conducted thirty  site visits to monitor fire department compliance from the 2004 grant program, and developed press releases for Refuge and Hatchery Managers to use in announcing the grant awards. Contact Info: Jennifer Lapis, (413) 253-8303, jennifer_lapis@fws.gov Send to: From: Notes: ..........................................................................................

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