Volunteer fire companies serving Pennsylvania’s rural communities can apply for a share of up to $882,000 in grants to help protect against wildfires .

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is overseeing the grant program. The application deadline is 4 p.m. on Dec. 31, and submissions will only be accepted electronically through the DCNR’s grant website .

“We appreciate the value of well-equipped and highly trained wildland firefighters and encourage fire companies to apply for these grants,” DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said in a statement. “The commitment and dedication of these volunteers is critical to ensuring the Commonwealth doesn’t experience larger wildfires.”

The maximum grant award for 2026 is $15,000 per fire company, and recipients must pr

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