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.
The firefighter was an accountant for the Ocean Springs Firefighters Association with direct access to the funds
The “Buck Up for Unity” campaign involves restaurants in Unity Township supporting seven departments
One La. fire station has been completely flooded, forcing first responders to work out of a local church
After being denied a grant request for the drone last year, the mayor donated one
A donated monitor/defibrillator worth $35,000 will help EMTs and paramedics better treat patients
The FEMA grant will fund the salaries of four new firefighters over a two-year period
Last year, more than 100,000 firefighters raised $25.5 million across the country for muscular dystrophy awareness
To all the firefighters across the country who stood up to the racial hatred in North Tonawanda, I’m proud to have you as brothers and sisters
After the loss of a local teenager, fundraising paid for new pulse oximeters in his name
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