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Twenty-four local fire and rescue departments have received $750 each as part of a January allocation from Landus Cooperative to 66 departments at a total of $49,500. This money is used to update and improve equipment and services, facilitating emergency response in local communities and surrounding areas through the Landus Core Grant program established in 2019. “Landus is committed to contributing to the vitality of our rural Iowa communities,” says President and CEO, Matt Carstens. “Our core grant program is one tool that we use to help do just that. Fire and rescue workers are essential to the health and safety of our farmer-owners, employees and community members and we are proud to do our part to support them.” The annual grant amount reflects an increase of 10 percent over last year’s $45,000. A listing of area departments receiving grants is included below. ....
State money will help pay for equipment Dec 29, 2020 Mention the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and for many people the first thing that comes to mind are the state parks. Fishing licenses and efforts to stop pollution are other things the department is well known for. But few probably realize that it has a role in supporting rural and wildland firefighting efforts. The fire departments in Otho and Lohrville have recently benefitted from the support of the DNR. Both received grants to help them pay for needed equipment. The Otho Fire Department received $2,239. It will be used to help pay for new digital radios. ....
[email protected] Two area volunteer fire departments have received state grants that will pay half the cost of equipment purchases. The Otho Fire Department received a grant of $2,239. “That is partially paying for our digital radios,” Fire Chief Marty Smith said. Public safety agencies in Webster County are converting to a digital radio system intended to provide clear transmissions over longer distances. According to Smith, the county government has purchased radios and issued them to the smaller fire departments. Those departments have to pay the county for the radios. The Otho department is using grant money to make that payment. ....