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.
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
El Cariso Hotshot Renzo Reginato remains hospitalized with serious injuries after a tree fell on him and two crewmates during operations on the Butler Fire
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
Check out the creativity and generosity of your fellow firefighters and EMS providers, plus two safety reminders to share with your community
The event included firefighters, EMTs, doctors, teachers and police officers plus a party at Newark city hall and food distribution
“There are going to be a lot of families not having Christmas,” said Lower Augusta Fire Department Chief Mark Minnier
Firefighters showed their kindness; devotion to family, animals and even food; and participated in some strange-but-true events
Through Newport Beach’s Fire Santa program, Fire-Medic Cory Freeman and Capt. Joe Harrison are helping a mom and her kids experience the magic of Christmas
Manchester Captain Steve DesRuisseaux suffered second- and third-degree burns to more than one-third of his body in a flashover
Just in time for Veterans Day, Riverside firefighters erected a donated flagpole in the front yard of Air Force veteran Col. Vincent Scarano
The foundation, launched to honor a firefighter who died on 9/11, is marking Veterans Day by supporting seven Gold Star families
Friends are raising funds to help James “Moe” Mosser and his dog; both were burned in the blaze
The text messages, fire officials say, impersonate the “friends of” groups that support town fire departments
Now available to stream, “Chief” tells the story of Chief William M. Feehan, “the father of the fire department”
Capt. Brad Tendall, 43, had been a volunteer with the Nevada Fire Department for 24 years
Community members are mourning the loss of Pascagoula Fire Department Capt. Jacob Latch, a 16-year veteran of the service
Palm Harbor Fire & Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic Lt. Ashley White was struck while retrieving equipment from the staged apparatus
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