donations

Some gave and didn’t even take a lick

October 5, 2010

The weather in Bodega in Sunday wasn’t all that warm. Even so, Sarah Gilbert’s new Cookies and Cream ice creamery was on fire. Hundreds of people, a bunch of them firefighters, came by when they heard that Sarah would donate all of the day’s sales proceeds to the injured Ben Hakala and his family.

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Fire station on donated land brings teaching opportunities

August 31, 2010

Two years ago, Las Vegas city councilwoman Lois Tarkanian approached officials from the College of Southern Nevada with an innovative idea to build a new fire station. If CSN donated land near its Charleston Campus, the city would build a new fire station and include classroom space for CSN students, especially targeting those in the [...]

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Firefighters Donate Food From Bull Fire

August 10, 2010

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — Firefighting operations require the immediate need to house hundreds, or thousands, of personnel in remote areas, often for weeks at a time. These “tent cities” are known as Fire Camps. The Bull Fire Camp supported over 2400 personnel at the peak of its suppression operation. Feeding all of these firefighters can [...]

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SB firefighters link Little League donation, field dedication

March 12, 2010

San Bernardino City Firefighters will donate $5,000 in equipment to Little League teams Saturday while dedicating a baseball field to a fire captain who died last year. The 9 a.m. field dedication at Wildwood Park will honor the memory of Capt. Creig Nece, a 30-year veteran who died March 2, 2009, after breaking his back [...]

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Teen volunteers donate teddy bears to be handed out by firefighters

December 11, 2009

COSTA MESA A group of high school volunteers are making sure children in traumatic situations will be comforted by teddy bears. Assisteens, a teen volunteer arm of the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa, raised money through fund-raising projects for teddy bears to be given out by the Costa Mesa Fire Department. On Dec. 3, the volunteers [...]

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Pacific Western Bank Foundation Donates $25,000 to the Los Angeles County Firefighters Memorial Committee

December 2, 2009

LOS ANGELES – December 2, 2009 – Los Angeles County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman announced today that the Pacific Western Bank Foundation, part of The San Diego Foundation, has generously donated $25,000 to the Los Angeles County Firefighters Memorial Committee to benefit the surviving family members of fallen County firefighters. “Today, Pacific Western Bank [...]

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Marina Volunteer firefighters to donate Thanksgiving dinners

November 25, 2009

The Marina Volunteer Firefighters Association will be handing out 50 complete Thanksgiving dinners to members of the Church of God Prophecy on Thursday, officials announced today. The dinners were donated by Harvey Dadwal of the Marina Subway and will be prepared by the Marina Savemart. Steve Williams, MVFFA event chairman, said Dadwall called him on [...]

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Art students donate paitings in memory of fallen county firefighters

November 25, 2009

LOS ANGELES – November 25, 2009 – Art students from Sierra High School in the city of Azusa, were inspired by the courage of two Los Angeles County fallen firefighters killed during the Station Fire, and are donating two paintings in memory of their sacrifice. These original works of art will be donated to the [...]

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Firefighters Accepting Food Donations for Charity

November 23, 2009

The Orange County Fire Authority’s Capistrano station is one of several collecting items during a one-day food drive. On Tuesday, November 24, the OCFA will partner with KTLA Channel 5 and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County to hold a one-day food drive at 25 fire stations across Orange County from 5 a.m. until [...]

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