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.
According to police, Wellsburg Chief Scott Kins said he had been responsible for more than 20 drawings and bingos since he took on the role of chief in 2021
“Billy chose to give life after his death. He is truly our forever hero,” said his widow, Kristina Moon
Lawrence Firefighter Patrick Sweeney was gifted a new axe, complete with an engraving of his grandfather’s dog tags
The state needs 3,000 to 4,000 more people to fully staff volunteer fire departments
He wants to raise money for safety equipment, helping those who lost spouses in the line of duty and burn victim research
The $10,000 prize money will be donated to the Texas Line of Duty Death Task Force
The 11-year veteran says she was discouraged from trying out at first because of her gender
The organization needs to raise $150,000 to build an expansion for more names
Fire Chief Kirk Kelley says he is on a hunger strike until nearly $500,000 is raised to fund a new firehouse for his department
The family raised more than $83,000, enough to have Alan Brady transferred to a specialized hospital; he was injured in an ATV crash May 17
The money is intended to assist fire companies and ambulance services whose resources have been strained by the Marcellus Shale gas boom
They will donate 20 percent of their total sales for the day to firefighter Hahn and his family
Sheila Crowell has been raising money to buy 28 pairs of boots for the firefighters
Brendan McDonough is working to raise funds and awareness about wildland firefighters who deal with PTSD
His goal is to complete the 6,000-mile trip to Miami by mid-August and raise $100,000 along the way
The firefighter was working on his car when it sparked and caught fire, causing his home to also go up in flames
Fire Chief Kirk Kelley says he is on a hunger strike until nearly $500,000 is raised to fund a new firehouse for his department
The program now let’s departments borrow $350,000 and don’t charge interest; that’s $100,000 more than previously
Snake hunter: It’s like a church bazaar or firefighter’s picnic with a twist
The money raised would allow him to devote himself temporarily to the fire chief post, while taking a leave of absence from his ranch job
The money will be used for operations and safety training
As fun as the videos are, the surprise fundraising success will assist survivors of fallen firefighters
His hope is to raise $25,000 for the Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Investigators charge that the department had been fundraising but had not provided fire services since 2008
The department is seeking enough $15 donations to put high-visibility flags on all 300 hydrants
The new gear was paid for by proceeds from “Burn,” a documentary film about the city’s firefighters that Leary executive-produced
“When I saw that check …I fell out of my chair. I was excited. I really was,” Fire Chief Allen Cousins said
The firefighters are part of an online documentary series that celebrates the ethics of volunteer firefighters and EMTs
The community donated $25,000 and the VFW kicked in $1,000 toward construction of an auxiliary garage for emergency medical vehicles
One small fire department’s financial woes show a much larger problem, here’s one possible solution
The department receives 25 percent of its funding from taxes, yet residents are slow to donate money needed to keep the department running
Firefighters have experienced medical problems that kept them off work this year, resulting in higher-than-normal overtime costs to cover for them