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.
“Jose has always admired and loved firefighters,” Stephanie Bello said about her son
The Orange County Fire Authority plans to establish the facility near the fire-prone Trabuco Canyon
Newport Firefighter Bob Hug was on dialysis for more than six months before receiving a kidney donation from his colleague, Ryan Whaley
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Donation helped to buy ladder truck that has already made difference to department by replacing outdated truck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
A current burn building is no longer safe to use and has been closed since 2009
Novato, Calif., Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric Nickel said community outreach programs don’t have to break the budget
The mayor initially decided not to allow firefighters to participate in the “Fill the Boot” fundraiser while on-duty
His suicide might’ve escaped wide notice, except that it came on the heels of his public brouhaha with Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers
Donations are key to a volunteer fire department’s survival
During the four other years the tax has been in effect, the state has collected between $2.4 million and $2.7 million each year
The department has raised about $45,000 of the $160,000 needed to replace a ladder truck, the rest of which is covered by a $636,000 federal grant
Some departments have dropped carnivals from their calendars, possibly due to volunteer recruitment and retention issues
The department is an all-volunteer effort and operates with community support and fundraising
For every $10 calendar sold, $1 is given to The Child Cancer Foundation
The fire department, organized in 1981, covers about 1,500 homes spread over an area of about 16 square miles
Firefighters say proposed legislation would decimate their Fill the Boot fundraiser each year for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
