Both the NVFC and the IAFF have established emergency relief funds to aid firefighters and fire departments who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Online donations via the NVFC are at www.nvfc.org or can be sent to:
NVFC Emergency Relief Fund
P.O. Box 223202
Chantilly, VA 20153
Additionally, IAFF members can make tax-deductible contributions to assist IAFF members impacted by Hurricane Katrina online at http://daily.iaff.org/083105KAdd.htm or by sending to:
Attn: Eric Lamar
IAFF Disaster Relief Fund
1750 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
The IAFF Disaster Relief Fund provides assistance to IAFF members who suffer financial hardship as the result of a federally declared disaster area or in cases of natural or man-made disasters, such hurricanes Katrina. Additional info from the IAFF is available at www.IAFF.org.
Equipment Donations:
If you have equipment and supplies that you would like to donate to fire departments in the affected areas, the various associations and FEMA encourage you to work through your State Emergency Management offices and notify them that you have the equipment. To find contact information for your state Emergency Management office, visit: http://www.fema.gov/fema/statedr.shtm