Federal Excess Personal Property

(FEPP)

The Federal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) program allows for the screening and acquisition of excess military equipment. FEPP is a cooperative program between the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry and the Indiana Division of Forestry. This equipment is then made available to rural and volunteer fire departments for conversion to firefighting apparatus. This equipment includes but not limited to vehicles, generators, fire equipment, etc. 

The equipment is made available under a cooperative lease agreement. There is no cost to the department to obtain this equipment, however, the federal government maintains title. Cooperating departments must obtain a license plate (see Forms and Documents for an Affidavit) and maintain liability insurance on any equipment that is to be operated on the highway. Departments have one year to put this equipment in service and are authorized to keep the equipment so long as it is being operated in accordance with the lease agreement.

For specific questions about FEPP please contact Lonnie Kern