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 Hamlet Volunteer Fire Department said it has received many donation offers
Several fundraisers seek to help Harold Baker, who lost 10 family members in the August blaze
Greg “Mickey” Hansen joined FDNY a few months after 9/11, having searched for his sister and assisted others after the planes struck the Twin Towers
So far half of the $5,000 goal has been raised via the online donation site
The group has less than $200,000 and needs $1.4 million to build memorial to those who died in The Station fire
A retired government vehicle can often be what a smaller, financially struggling fire department needs
Fire departments need to do what it takes to equip themselves, but trouble lies down the road
The 2013 program includes requirement changes, additional matches, micro grants, and updates to equipment ages
The El Paso County Commissioner said the “shortsighted” budgets have a major impact on wildfire mitigation
The department is looking for extra income, but city officials say the trucks are not an appropriate spot for advertisements
The family of Houston firefighter Anne Sullivan is remembering her by raising money to support other women who want to be firefighters
The department is still without a permanent facility to operate out of, more than three months after a tornado hit
Efforts such as pink duty shirts not only draw awareness to breast cancer, they also raise funds
J Phillips, an Asheboro firefighter, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Salivary Gland Cancer; it’s one of the rarest forms of cancer and less than one percent of Americans have this disease
He began making t-shirts and selling them to raise money for her mounting medical bills
The Fire Department is all volunteers and establishing EMS service was done from donations and through fundraisers
The firefighters were raising money for Annabelle Starr, an 8-year-old diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Some said the gun giveaway was too soon after the Navy Yard shooting
Putting ads on the sides of their engines is expected to raise $95K over the next year
The money will help replace equipment, including radios and fire hoses, that were destroyed while battling the Black Forest Fire
After a major fire, the people of Prophetstown stepped up to thank, help and restock their fire department
Joe Coons has been diagnosed with Parsonage Turner Syndrome and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, debilitating conditions that have left him unable to work and with mind-numbing pain
Hundreds of people turned out to raise money for the department’s that helped put out a devastating downtown fire in the summer
The scrimmage will benefit the families of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighters who died battling the Yarnell Hill fire on June 30
The firefighter was hit by a motorist while working a vehicle crash and suffered head injuries
One department is 100 percent funded by dedicated tax revenue, others struggle to make ends meet
A firefighter injured in the line of duty should not have to rely on the charity of others to pay medical expenses
As heartless as it is, there are those who prey on the willingness of firefighters to help the families of fallen firefighters
His fellow firefighters held a benefit ride for Booker and raised $12,000 to help pay for his medical expenses
Officers were injured during a battle with a domestic violence suspect on Aug. 15
Firefighters sold nearly 1,500 T-shirts to people in 14 states and overseas in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan to raise money for their trip
Fellow firefighters and the community are rallying to support the firefighter-paramedic
Long-time supporter’s large donation helped equip the rig