Farm Bureau donates more than $60,000 to rural fire departments in battle against ongoing drought

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Fire Department Matching Program donated a total of $61,300 to rural fire departments around the state of Oklahoma.

The program – a collaboration between OKFB, the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture and OKFB Insurance – matched donations made by county Farm Bureaus to local fire departments up to $450.

“Oklahoma farmers and ranchers – many of whom are volunteer firefighters themselves – understand the importance of rural fire departments during an intense drought,” said David VonTungeln, president of the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture. “We hope the funds donated will provide some relief to our local firefighters in the form of food, water or supplies.”

Forty-seven county Farm Bureaus participated in the program, donating varying amounts to their local fire departments. Comanche County Farm Bureau led the charge with a total donation of $20,000. A full list of participating counties is below.

All 77 counties in the state are facing varying levels of drought, increasing the chances for wildfires to spark and calling local fire departments into action. To learn more about drought conditions in Oklahoma, visit okfb.news/DroughtMap.