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.
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
“It has taken many people doing paperwork, asking for favors, politicking and risking their lives to get it there,” the Chillicothe district said
The calendar used to be a fun event but was “not a great fundraiser in recent years,” FDNY spokeswoman Amanda Farinacci said
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
The tournament angered some residents and members of a community watch group
Steve Cheezum has been unable to work since he was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma
The stone will bear the fire department’s Maltese cross emblem, the year of its establishment and year of dedication as well as the phrase “for those who served”
Medic Kelly Emerick was shot by her longtime firefighter boyfriend and left behind an 11-year-old daughter; Firefighter Randy Roudebush left behind two sons
Brendan McDonough, the sole survivor of the Hotshot crew, joined Bentley on stage when he presented the check
The team also wore a special black HFD patch during the game and held a moving pregame ceremony honoring the fallen firefighters
The effort to help the family has raised nearly $10,000 in three days
Tax codes prevent a not-for-profit group from giving donations to an individual or family without steep penalties
She has paid for needed equipment and protective gear and hopes her actions will lead others to help struggling volunteer departments
Firefighters are selling commemorative shirts to raise gas money to drive the truck the estimate 1,200 miles
The funds have been collected by the 100 Club of Arizona, the Wildland Firefighters Foundation and the United Phoenix Firefighters Association
Just who will make the decision and where the money goes are only two questions facing Sandy Hook folks
Officer Daryl Raetz and firefighter Brad Harper both were killed in the line of duty in separate incidents on May 19
The West, Texas Disaster Relief Fund was presented a $48,469 check for bunker gear
Despite donations for that cause, they haven’t paid any benefits to the families of the fallen, and because of their rules, they likely never will
The vehicle cost $636,000, which was paid for with money raised through the company’s fund drive
A letter soliciting donations was sent by a department that is no longer contracted to provide fire protection
Every fire engine and rescue vehicle was stripped of radiators, brass fittings, batteries, pumps, even ladders