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 Rockport Rotary Club gave the fire department a DJI thermal drone after seeing a privately owned drone used during a wildfire
Capt. John Bassett’s wife was diagnosed with leukemia; fire departments are hosting a motorcycle ride to raise money
Elementary school students rallied together to raise over $2,000; one student donated $100 he had in savings
The boot is used to collect money for the Walsh-Kennedy Memorial Fund and muscular dystrophy
Failing to find grant funding, she’s looking to raise $5,000 to finish restoring the memorial her husband began before dying from cancer
Cody Bassey opened a cookie stand to help raise funds for the department to thank the responders who helped his mom
The fire destroyed engines, tankers and all kinds of firefighting gear
Capt. Pete Dern’s family said the gesture made his face light up
The fire destroyed engines, tankers and all kind of firefighting gear
A firefighter was holding a boot and collecting donations when the woman tried to rip it away from him
The South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association has set up a fund to help firefighter Chad Nalley, who lost everything in the fire
Capt. Pete Dern was burned over 70 percent of his body on March 29 when he fell through a garage roof while fighting a house fire
The organization will pay off home mortgage for the family of Joseph Sanford Jr., who died Dec. 23 when a home’s floor collapsed
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