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.
Honor the sacrifices and the legacy left by 9/11 responders by marking the anniversary with community service, education and self-care
343 FDNY firefighters, plus one New York fire patrolman, were killed in the terrorist attacks, along with dozens of other public safety personnel
With new fire trucks approaching $1 million and volunteer ranks thinning, departments are leaning on online raffles and summer events for as much as 90 % of their budgets
Central Berkeley EMT Lacey Klein’s video of Barbara Gillespie, 72, touched many after Gillespie fell near Klein’s front door while delivering pizza
“When Michael died, I was told his hose never got water in that awful fire,” said Kathy Crosby-Bell, mother of Firefighter Michael Kennedy
Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
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
The Charlie Riley Community Service Scholarship Foundation has given 333 scholarships over 17 years
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
Firefighters at Buffalo’s Engine 4 firehouse assembled a small Christmas tree with lights and put toys under it for a Fla. girl, 5
Sterling’s city manager is asking organizations to help fill the apparatus with trauma-related medical supplies
Mequon’s first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
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
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
Minnetonka firefighters are trying to help Tim Tripp, who is in a coma
The money will go toward a new fire engine for the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company
From locally, to Ecuador and Ukraine, EMS and fire organizations stepped up to make a difference both at home and internationally
Mayday was injured at the site of a Guymon FD fire prevention education event and could have lost the use of her left hind leg
The donation was made in coordination with the International Fire Training Force, a Chicago nonprofit effort to aid overseas fire departments
A small group is coordinating with the Ukrainian Government to ship ambulances and fire apparatus full of supplies to support Ukrainians, and they need your help
How solving peoples’ problems creates value in community building
Members of IAFF Local 257 collected more than $18K for the Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Westport Fire Department is gathering outerwear and working with a charity
Dale Melanson’s helmet has visited more than two dozen departments so far
Gregg Township Chief Darin Bressler first told police he made 18 withdrawals and put the funds toward a fire engine but later admitted to paying off his bills
“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
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