COLUMBUS — Several area fire departments will share in more than $593,000 in grant money from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. The money is being distributed through the ODNR's Volunteer Fire Assistance program and will be spread among 95 projects for fire departments in rural areas of Ohio through the Volunteer Fire Assistance grant program. "In addition to wildland fire training, this funding helps departments serving Ohio's wildfire protection area enhance their equipment and operational readiness," said Dan Balser, chief of the ODNR Division of ...