Volunteer fire departments in Warren County received $213,576.50 and Franklin County departments were awarded $73,454.55, according to the complete listing from N.C. Department of Insurance.
The Volunteer Fire Department Fund was created to assist North Carolina’s volunteer fire departments with purchasing equipment and making capital expenditures. It is administered through the N.C. Department of Insurance/Office of the State Fire Marshal. Eligible volunteer fire departments must be rated/certified by the N.C. Department of Insurance.
Here’s a breakdown for Warren and Franklin County, by department:
Warren County:
- Afton-Elberon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $7,400
- Arcola Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $10,950
- Churchill-Five Forks Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $30,000
- Hawtree Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $22,717.50
- Lake Gaston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $25,010
- Long Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $9,918.50
- Macon Rural Fire Department, Inc. – $5,315
- Norlina Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $28,272.50
- Palmer Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – $30,000
- Ridgeway Volunteer Rural Fire Association – $9,992
- Soul City Volunteer Rural Fire Association – $8,560
Franklin County:
- Gold Sand Rural Fire Department, Inc. – $23,495.50
- Justice Rural Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. – $29,463.00
- White Level Rural Fire Department, Inc. – $9,367.93