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 Calendar of Heroes returns in 2026 with a fresh focus on fitness, diversity and fundraising featuring the department’s firefighters, EMTs and paramedics after a three-year hiatus
Gloucester firefighters will race up 41 floors of One Boston Place in full gear, raising funds to support those battling lung disease
Follow these tips for a fun and engaging open house during fire prevention week
Proceeds from T-shirt sales and a raffle will go to Assistant Chief Paul Hayes, who is recovering from being struck by a vehicle last month
The Highview Fire Department and Louisville Metro Police Department have been raising funds for Sean Colyer
Dozens of departments brought jackets, boots, helmets, air packs and more to the Oronoco Fire Department
The Bruceton-Brandonville department has been looking to try different kinds of fundraisers and “thought this would be a fun one,” said President Dylan Bowers
“I don’t think there’s a single firefighter that watches what’s happening in Ukraine right now and doesn’t feel a little heartsick,” said Greg Zimmerman
Departments in California, Florida and Ohio have been collecting PPE, medical supplies, food and more
A fundraiser has drawn more than $32,000 for volunteer firefighters Jason Smith and Tyler Morris
Two departments recently wrapped up efforts to collect and send bunker gear, air tanks and tools
This week’s photo is part of a slideshow showcasing the heroic actions of Ukrainian firefighters as their country remains under attack from Russian forces
San Miguel Engineer and Army veteran Eric Hille is raising funds, gathering volunteers and collecting equipment
The children of active, retired or fallen firefighters are eligible for this merit-based scholarships
Michael Bynum was responding to a crash on an icy Tennessee bridge last month when the semi hit him
Firefighters throughout the U.S. have been sending items to New Ukrainian Wave-Passaic, a nonprofit handling shipping and distribution
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
The foundation, established to honor a firefighter who died on 9/11, will distribute the funds to fellow nonprofits, including Kidsave, in an effort to help children
It’s one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs in the fire service
The idea came from third-year Clifton firefighter Oleg Skachko, who emigrated from Ukraine as a teenager
The 21-year-old had a medical emergency at the New York State Academy of Fire Science; his parents expressed gratitude for support but say they still want justice
Backstoppers, an organization that helps the families of fallen first responders, expressed gratitude for the record-setting gift
Alachua County Fire Rescue is asking the public to help Brandon Boothby
Through Santa Fe’s code blue initiative, firefighters look to provide the city’s homeless with sleeping bags, tents, food and other items, or a ride to a shelter or hospital
After purchasing the 1990 Pierce 55-foot aerial ladder fire truck “just for fun,” Dave Sires decided to donate it to the Traer Fire Department
“I just thought I could do something to help them,” said Randy Reinecke, who now owns a food truck
The Middletown community is rallying to support Shawn Menear, who was flown to a Philadelphia hospital after sustaining burns in a collapse
Through donations, the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation has raised $80,000 to help the family with medical bills
Volunteers are doing whatever it takes to fund their future
European company Tchibo said it had an excess supply and “we couldn’t think of a better cause than firefighters and first responders”
The Boulder Emergency Squad, a technical search and rescue team, has created a fundraiser to support its volunteers
“We’re just so proud as a department to be able to help out,” said Lt. Kevin Richard of the Rochester Fire Department
Other area departments and businesses joined the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company in Westminster to send the vehicle, hoses and tools
