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Fire chief helmet worn by Nats’ slugger to raise money for burn foundation

The image of Harper wearing a fire helmet will go on a T-shirt with the proceeds benefiting the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation

By Dan Steinberg
The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper’s personalized D.C. Fire Department helmet — which he wore while celebrating the Nats’ NL East title — immediately became one of the symbols of this season, with fans using the image as social media avatars, and donning fire helmets of their own, and buying new Harper Helmet T-shirts.

Now there’s a new Harper Helmet T-shirt, and this one is raising at least some money for a firefighting cause.

A portion of the proceeds from this new shirt — which is already available at MLB’s online retailer and at the Nationals team store — will go to the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation. Established in 2004, the foundation — comprising active and retired D.C. firefighters — assists “in the recovery and rehabilitation of injured firefighters and burn patients in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.”

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