Fundraising
The fundraising topic is designed to provide you with resources to help fund your fire department or raise funds to aid your members and community.
In partnership with the NVFC, the brewer will supply water to 34 departments
The Rotary Club of Cheat Lake made an impact on the community with the largest monetary donation in club history
Salem fire Chief Alan Dionne returned from Ukraine and will go back with another fire engine
The new truck was paid for by donations and grants, and will replace a repurposed military truck
The new program helps taxpayers and hospitals by giving assistance to the most at-risk patients
Money from the games will be used to fund the police department’s K-9 unit
Four fire departments in West Virginia will receive funding as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
10 volunteer firefighter departments will receive $2500 each for new equipment
The $60,000 surgery needed for the toddler is not covered by the family’s insurance
Volunteer firefighters were going door to door to ask for donations when answered brandishing a gun and demanding the firefighter leave; the man was arrested
The fire captain and his firefighter-paramedic wife worked to save their neighbors’ homes even after their own was burned
In addition to equipment loss and response problems, the departments’ plan to roll out an ambulance service is delayed
Clendenin firefighters were only able to save their rigs before the floodwaters overtook their station; several Pennsylvania fire departments donated surplus gear
The Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad is donating a recently retired ambulance as a replacement
Everything from water, food and cleaning and medical supplies are being collected
The township board voted 2-1 to disband the department over costs; the dissenting board member vowed to keep the department open
The man was carrying a boot and wearing a navy blue shirt with “fire” hand painted on it during the annual MDA drive
Hampton, N.H. firefighter Kyle Jameson died from complications of his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after a year-long fight
The truck will go to a fire department in Nepal, which has been using truck models from the 1950s
Around 750 firefighters congregated at an annual union meeting, where many donated blood
Nick Weaver fell off a roof while battling a fire, breaking his back and suffering multiple injuries
The 91-year-old veteran also served 36 years on the fire department
People who knew the former village clerk who died in 2006 were shocked by the extent of his wealth
Video of the aftermath of Sunday’s game at Coney Island shows dozens of players brawling and yelling curses
Ryan Franklin’s fire department and community raised over $40,000 for his family
The department held a head-shaving event to raise money for the firefighter’s treatments and to unite in solidarity
Three-year-old Aiden McKitrick is expected to survive his injuries, but he’ll have a “lifetime of challenges”
Troopers are still investigating the crash; charges are pending against the driver of the pickup truck
The Couchton Fire Department is raising funds for fire chief with flesh-eating disease via GoFundMe
The race will honor fallen firefighter Patrick Wolterman, who died while battling a house fire last year
A lack of treadmills at local firefighter departments inspired two girls to jumpstart community fundraising
The West Blocton Volunteer Fire Department is seeking donations to fund equipment upgrades and service expansion
Erin Fairhead completed the London Marathon in 4:09; the previous world record was 5:38