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.
“When Michael died, I was told his hose never got water in that awful fire,” said Kathy Crosby-Bell, mother of Firefighter Michael Kennedy
Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Online fundraisers boast $100,000 for firefighter Capt. Pete Dern who suffered burns to 70 percent of his body
The hockey game helped raise funds for Morgan Nolen, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ganglion Neuroblastoma earlier this year
Firefighter David Kaszar is hoping to raise $20,000 for his dad that was diagnosed with ALS two years ago
Proceeds from the May 17 climb will support service members who’ve been catastrophically injured in war and help educate children who’ve lost a parent
It’s a decision that ends a 30-year tradition and could mean a significant cut in donations
The firefighter sustained a cut to his head and ear; he’s expected to make a full recovery
He was identified after photos of him were aired; he faces charges of vehicle and ID theft, burglary and fraud
The stolen truck has been found; the wanted man used the firefighter’s credit card wearing his wife’s coat
A knee injury prevented him from climbing the stairs to his home’s only bathroom, so firefighters built him one on the main floor
Kathy Crosby-Bell, mother of firefighter Michael Kennedy, announced the creation of a charity in her son’s honor last year
Inside the truck was as much as $30,000 worth of firefighting gear, including two sets of air bottles, suits, pillows and masks
The Calif. bill would exempt volunteer fire department from sales tax on fundraising; it would add thousands of dollars to department budgets
The calendar is free, but has coupons inside and money from those purchases goes into the firefighters’ fund
The journey of acceptance, recovery and paying it forward is retold so that others can live cancer-free lives
He had a goal to raise $10,000 for the boys; he ended up raising more than $17,000
A frayed propane line leaked and was ignited by the station’s heating system
Fire Chief Eric Wendt said he was the only member of the 12-person department who was not suspended
Iowa’s Chief Kirk Kelley went on a hunger strike to raise nearly $500,000; now he’s going to beg on the streets for donations
The department’s number of volunteers has dropped 22 percent while its emergency calls have increased 12 percent
Capt. Maggio: “We found a ton of artifacts in the attic ... we plan to bring them back and decorate the building with them.”
Detroit must balance its need for transparency with its need for community support; other cities could have similar challenges
Derek Hogg is a few months shy of being able to qualify for a disability pension that would help his wife and two young children
Donations must be approved by the city council; firefighters who violate the policy are subject to disciplinary action
Since the Dec. 18 fire, more than $50,000 has been raised for the 62-year-old firefighter-medic
Two people who received solicitation phone calls were on the fire department; one was the chief
Christopher Martinez aims to raise $10,000, which he will donate entirely to the two boys and their families; he’s almost halfway to that goal
Tom Stuart II lost his job as a firefighter for insubordination; he said it had to do with his efforts to drum up support for his family
“I don’t really know what the next step is, they don’t really train you on what happens after your house burns down,” firefighter Thomas Stewart II said
Volunteer firefighters couldn’t save the family restaurant, but surprised them with food and gift donations
After 26 years, the founder is using money from a reverse mortgage and his NYFD pension to fund the volunteer agency, and hopes to raise $125K to receive a reimbursement grant