Creek County Farm Bureau donates $1,350 to fire departments

Creek County Farm Bureau donates $900.00 to local fire departments along with Creek County Farm Bureau's Women's Leadership committee $450.00. Creek {Creek} County Farm Bureau recently donated ${1350.00} to fire departments in the area to help with Oklahoma's fight against the ongoing drought.

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.

'Oklahoma farmers and ranchers — many of whom are volunteer firefighters themselves understand the importance of rural fire departments during an intense drought,' said David Von-Tungeln, president of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. 'We hope the funds donated will provide some relief to our local firefighters in the form of food, water or supplies.'

The donation was made as part of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture's Fire Department Matching Program. 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.

To learn more about drought conditions in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau is a grassroots farm organization with more than 80,000 members throughout all 77 Oklahoma counties. As the state's leading agricultural organization, Farm Bureau is committed to supporting the agriculture community to improve the lives of Oklahomans through advocacy, education and member benefits. To learn more, visit okfarmbureau. org.

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