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 investigation found that while Ryan Pierce served as Stanwood fire chief, $4,403.84 was disbursed improperly
“There are still good people,” said Brian Hammond, a Russiaville Volunteer Fire Department firefighter
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
County government is contributing $30,000 for the $1.4 million station to replace the one built in 1963
The firm represented the city’s retirees in Detroit’s bankruptcy case; the money will be used to replace worn out gear
The party featured face painting, games, pizza, presents and the arrival of Santa on a fire truck
With no firefighting experience, Julian McKenzie was tapped by his community to lead a start-up fire department
Working with a corporate sponsor, to managing a larger team to, live-fire demonstrations, IFRM broke new ground
For a new fire department, even basic radio communications are a challenge to overcome
Starting a fire department from scratch is great when money is no object; when resources are scarce, you improvise
A recent humanitarian-aid trip to build a fire department from scratch shows what a community can accomplish
The program to help emergency victims is funded by the nonprofit California Fire Foundation
The $6.6 million project for the building will be the new home of the fire department in over 100 years
Fire officials are calling for better protective equipment to ward off firefighters’ risks of developing cancer
The money will help Maria Pothast, an EMT with an inoperable brain tumor, to help offset costs while out of work
They both happened to be at the fire hall when the blaze was reported; the community is collecting donations to help them recover
She surprised firefighters with a pizza party to thank them for their support during her struggle with a congenital heart condition
If they win the $1 million prize money, firefighters plan to use it for much-needed firefighting gear
The firefighter’s wife, children and dog got out of the house safely; most of the damage occurred on the exterior of the house
Colleagues gave him nonperishable’s to help feed his family of five and also threw a benefit in his honor to raise money
All three have been sidelined from their primary jobs as firefighters and the second jobs that help them make ends meet