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
Fire chief: ‘I’m just overwhelmed. Some way, I will find a way to say thank you’
Brotherhood Ride organization was conceived shortly after 2007 warehouse blaze in Charleston killed 9 firefighters
Half of the money raised will go to families of 9/11 victims
Pin-up calendar features 47-year dept. veteran, amongst others
Men tried to steal cache of aluminum cans stored outside Womelsdorf Fire Company for fundraising
Charitable group will send 3 fire engines, medical supplies and uniforms to Africa
Closure leaves area vulnerable without nearby fire protection; response times could double or triple
Sandwich chain donated $19,000 of Res-Q-Jacks, Paratech systems purchased with customer donations and fundraising auction
Every penny from ticket sales goes toward building house for NY hero
About 200 Conn. firefighters agreed to have money sent to nonprofit that provides 18 core services to veterans
Focusing on the positives will help attract new, or old, benefactor
No 31-cent scoop this April will impact volunteer fire departments
After Hurricane Katrina the volunteer department was left with only a pick up truck and small pump
The plan calls for residents to pay a user fee or subscription fee for EMS
Donation helped to buy ladder truck that has already made difference to department by replacing outdated truck
‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ builds new house for firefighter who was fighting Labor Day wildfires when her home burned down
In July, Minnesota Fire Service Foundation launched fundraising initiative to build memorial to honor 194 fallen firefighters
Proceeds from sales of T-shirts with pink logo signifying breast cancer research will be donated to cancer-related nonprofits
Award-winning filmmakers to follow Detroit firefighters as they perform ‘thankless task of saving a city that many have written off as dead’
Capt. William Caviness was raising money for a burn victim’s foundation
An investigation by The Associated Press uncovered dozens of 9/11 charities didn’t keep promises or disclose how money was spent
One charity raised more than $700,000 for a giant memorial quilt, but there is no quilt
In ticket sales, departments raised anywhere from $100 to $11,020, an amount that Christoval Volunteer Fire Department used for new radios