Funding will be used to assist with training, equipment maintenance, and communication equipment as well as procurement of supplies, materials, wildfire safety gear, small items, and hardware used…

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Finance and Operations Division received a $307,645 Project Grant award, effective September 11, 2025, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant funds comprehensive wildfire management capabilities through September 30, 2030, supporting critical infrastructure and operational needs essential to Michigan's fire response capacity.

Grant funds are allocated for firefighter training programs, maintenance of fire suppression equipment, procurement of wildfire safety gear and personal protective equipment, acquisition of communication systems and hardware, and purchase of supplies and materials directly supporting wildfire suppression operations on non-federal forest and rural lands. These investments strengthen Michigan's wildland fire management infrastructure and enhance firefighting readiness across the state's wildland-urban interface zones, consistent with the program's objective to provide technical and financial assistance to state forestry agencies for fire prevention, control, suppression, and mitigation activities.

Funding will be used to assist with training, equipment maintenance, and communication equipment as well as procurement of supplies, materials, wildfire safety gear, small items, and hardware used in wildfire suppression.