2008 AWARDED GRANTS HOW TO APPLY FIRE PREVENTION STATE FIRE MARSHAL

The Volunteer Fire Department Grant Program The Volunteer Fire Department Grant program assists volunteer fire departments in purchasing equipment and supplies that they may otherwise not be able to afford. The grants are awarded using a grading schedule that attempts to first fund departments with the fewest resources to meet their needs and responsibilities. The criteria include:   population and size of the fire district  fire department's total budget number of fire runs proposed use of the grant Additional criteria is that fire departments must report fires to the State Fire Marshal's office for the year preceding the grant application. The Ohio Revised Code, Section 3737.24 and the Ohio Fire Code contain requirements for the reporting of fires by local fire officials to the State Fire Marshal. Taken together, the Revised Code and Fire Code require fires to be reported to the Fire Marshal under the following conditions:   Fire is reported to the fire department and, A fatality or injury occured and, The fire was suspicious in nature or, The fire caused damage or destruction to proerty.