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Grant Round-Up
Last month, the massive Southern California wildfires destroyed more than 500,000 acres of land, caused the deaths of ten people, and prompted the evacuation of more than one million residents. As we recognize the courage and dedication of the firefighters who battled these terrible fires, we are reminded yet again of the crucial need for adequate equipment and training for first responders from all parts of the country. To date, we've donated more than 14 million dollars in Heritage® grants to fire departments and fire and burn prevention organizations in the U.S., with four million dollars earmarked for wildfire-prone California. Major grants in the area have included $250,000 for CERT training in San Diego and $345,000 for the San Diego County Burn Institute for fire prevention/education programs and campaigns.
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Fire departments from across California and from neighboring states sent crews to battle the horrific wildfires that scorched many parts of Southern California in late October and early November. Here, crew members from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District are shown conferring with Paul Stachura (right), vice president of claims for Fireman's Fund®, while inspecting a house in the San Diego area. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District is just one of many fire departments that have received Fireman's Fund Heritage® grants.
Share Your Story
Has a Fireman's Fund Heritage grant helped your fire department save a life or even property? We'd love to hear about it so that we can remind our employees and agents about the true value of this program. Please email heritage@ffic.com.
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Grants in Brief |
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Fireman’s Fund employees and independent agencies are directing grants to fire departments across the country. Congratulations to the most recent Fireman’s Fund Heritage® grant recipients:
Alabama
- Emerald Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Wetumpka — $7,400 for extrication tools
Alaska
- Fairbanks Fire Department, Fairbanks — $15,000 for a fire safety trailer and education materials
Arizona
- Payson Fire Department, Scottsdale — $8,647 for firefighting equipment and educational materials
Arkansas
- Ninilchik Emergency Services, Soldotna — $16,782 for defibrillator upgrades
California
- Community Medical Center Foundation, Fresno — $8,000 for burn prevention education
- Huntington Beach Fire Department, Huntington Beach — $16,360 for self-contained breathing apparatus
- Larkspur Fire Department, Larkspur — $16,000 for an emergency response vehicle
- Long Beach Fire Department, Long Beach — $9,012 for waterfront fire rescue equipment
- Manhattan Beach Fire Department, Manhattan Beach — $10,996 for an animated robot to teach fire safety
- Southern Marin Fire District, Mill Valley — $20,000 for mobile data transmitters
- Newport Beach Fire Department, Newport Beach — $16,360 for self-contained breathing apparatus
- Pasadena Fire Department, Pasadena — $21,352 for thermal imaging cameras
- City of Riverside Fire Department, Riverside — $21,000 for rappelling rescue equipment
- Santa Rosa Fire Department, Santa Rosa — $10,757 for a thermal imaging camera and educational materials
- Shaver Lake Fire Department, Shaver Lake — $19,610 for turnout gear and extrication equipment
- Valley of the Moon Firefighters Association, Sonoma — $9,497 for voice amplifiers
- Temecula Fire Department, Tustin — $11,800 for a thermal imaging camera
- Wood Dale Fire Protection District, Wood Dale — $13,500 for a water rescue boat
Colorado
- Parker Fire Protection District, Parker — $9,800 for a thermal imaging camera
Washington, D.C.
- District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services — $25,000 for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
Florida
- Jacksonville Fire Department, Jacksonville — $32,720 for thermal imaging cameras and rescue blades
- Longwood Fire Department, Longwood — $19,225 for water rescue craft and an emergency response golf cart
- Tampa Fire Department, Tampa — $10,000 for a thermal imaging camera
Georgia
- Georgia Burn Foundation County Fire Department, Atlanta — $10,000 for community outreach and fire prevention education
- Clayton County Fire Department, Riverdale — $5,000 for EMT bicycles
Illinois
- Village of Palatine Fire Department, Palatine — $26,254 for firefighting equipment
- Wheaton Fire Department, Wheaton — $25,000 for an emergency response all-terrain vehicle
Indiana
- Clay Fire Territory, South Bend — $5,000 for an emergency response all-terrain vehicle
- Portage Township Fire Department, South Bend — $5,000 for a hose tester and fire prevention educational materials
Kansas
- Girard Fire Department, Girard — $20,000 for fire prevention education materials
Kentucky
- Paducah Fire Department, Paducah — $10,000 for confined space rescue equipment
Louisiana
- Lafayette Fire Department, Lafayette — $5,173 for smoke detectors and fire safety education materials
- New Orleans Fire Department, New Orleans — $40,000 for turnout gear
- West Feliciana Fire Protection District #1, St. Francesville — $23,495 for a fire safety trailer
Minnesota
- Elk River Fire Department, Elk River — $7,700 for wildland gear
Missouri
- Southern Platte Fire Protection District, Kansas City — $38,620 for a fire safety trailer
Montana
- Big Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Big Fork — $5,000 for pagers
Nevada
- Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, Las Vegas — $10,000 for smoke alarms and escapable burglar bars for seniors and $23,491 for a fire safety trailer
New Jersey
- Florham Park Fire Department, Florham — $5,000 for a vehicle-mounted computer
New York
- Banksville Independent Fire Company, Bedford — $20,000 for extrication equipment
- Fishkill Fire Department, Fishkill — $5,000 for a mobile air cart
- Roslyn Rescue Hook & Ladder Company, Roslyn — $5,000 for laptop computers
- Roslyn Highlands Fire Company, Roslyn Heights — $5,000 for operations management software
- Village of Scarsdale Fire Department, Scarsdale — $7,500 for hose and nozzle upgrades
- West Webster Fire District, Webster — $10,000 for life safety ropes & harnesses
North Carolina
- Mint Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Mint Hill — $14,147 for training equipment
Ohio
- City of Cleveland Fire Department, Cleveland — $24,460 for a fire safety trailer
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City Fire Department — $5,836 for fire alarms
Oregon
- Portland Fire Department, Portland — $5,000 for firefighter fitness equipment
- Salem Fire Department, Salem — $10,000 for a thermal imaging camera
- West Valley Fire Department, Willamina — $6,000 for communications equipment
South Carolina
- St. Andrews Fire Department, Charleston — $5,000 for turnout gear
Tennessee
- City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department, Pigeon Forge — $5,000 for a utility EMS vehicle
Texas
- Dallas Fire Rescue, Dallas — $32,720 for firefighter fitness equipment
- Fort Worth Fire Department, Fort Worth — $12,847 for smoke detectors for the hearing impaired
- Grapevine Fire Department, Grapevine — $12,847 for a thermal imaging camera and breathing equipment
- Nevada Volunteer Fire Department, Nevada — $15,510 towards a first response vehicle
- Plano Fire Department, Plano — $5,751 for fire safety education materials
Virginia
- Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, Virginia Beach — $10,000 for a high-end medical stretcher
Washington
- Bellingham Fire Department, Bellingham — $28,745 for turnout gear
A complete list of grants (pdf) is available at www.firemansfund.com/heritage.
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