Fundraising
With unscrupulous manufacturers selling defective masks and citizens donating 鈥榟omemade鈥� efforts, public safety agencies must establish face mask guidelines
While more than 90% of the country is under stay-at-home orders, there are still ways to support public safety members during this unprecedented national emergency
Many Ys are offering reduced prices for their child care based on financial need
Planet Fitness officials wanted to help an organization that needed the equipment since they are required to update or change its equipment every five years
The Helen Keller Hospital donated a 2007 Ford ambulance to Northwest-Shoals Community College EMS programs, which was without an ambulance for nearly 18 months
For people who donate $25 or more, Charity Share Times Square will place a photo of the donor with a sign reading 鈥淚 Haven鈥檛 Forgotten鈥� on the iconic Times Square billboard
The company has established a communications and coordination center for air medical operations in Nassau and has sent donated ambulances and equipment to the region
Each year the Thomasville Rescue Squad must make up a $50,000 budget deficit with fundraising and donations to continue operating
The 37 donated animal rescue kits included three sizes of pet oxygen masks, restraints, a blanket, instructions for wound care, pet CPR and rescue breathing
Yojany Mejia was transported to JFK Medical Center after suffering two aneurysms while on duty
Scott DeVault, an EMT at Medix Ambulance Services, wanted to relieve his friend and fellow EMT Bob Gillman of the financial stress after his cancer diagnosis
The Boston EMS Relief Association aims to raise $100,000 for the two EMTs who were attacked
April Manyon, a former competitive bodybuilder, plans to donate a portion of the prize money to organizations aiming to help first responders
Luis Alvarez assumed the spotlight to push Congress into action to aid first responders who developed life-threatening diseases from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
EMT Brannon Wilkerson was in a serious car accident in April that left him on short-term disability after he suffered multiple injuries
In two and a half to three hours, volunteers raised $911 in an effort to supplement the $75,000 annual budget shortfall to keep services running in the area
Researchers have found the Miami-Dade program has discarded 11,000 more needles than it gave out and reversed 1,304 overdoses
The Fayette Volunteer Fire Department and the Concerned Citizens of Burlington organized the community event to show support and raise funds
The 鈥淢eet the Drivers鈥� Pit Fundraiser鈥� will he held to raise money for the ambulance
The rescue squad will be offering family portraits for $30, which will go towards the purchase of equipment
As a result of the first responders work, four lives were saved through organ donation
She helped local EMTs pay for their training and continuing education courses
The Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District鈥檚 old ambulance will allow citizens in Honduras to receive medical attention in a timely manner
Vanderbilt Health staff members lined the hallways in a silent memorial to honor Kyle Fisher, who donated his heart, liver, kidneys, lungs and tissue after his death
Firefighter-paramedic Rex Allred had surgery to remove a brain tumor, but doctors were unable to remove parts of it
Over the period between Christmas and New Year鈥檚 Day, the Red Cross collected about 27,000 fewer donations across the country than needed
The Red Knights Motorcycle Club handed out two scholarships in honor of former Weathersfield Township Fire Department Chief Randy Pugh, who died last year
Xavier, 7, received a new bike as a reward for when he called 911 and calmly reported his mother was 鈥渙n the floor unresponsive鈥�
An estimated 4,500 naloxone kits were distributed across 85 locations, with some locations running out in two hours or less
The Jerry W. Waters Scholarship Endowment will help students in Aiken Technical College鈥檚 EMS department receive training to help save other people鈥檚 lives
The HFPA, which hosts the annual Golden Globe Awards, will donate $300,000 to organizations helping those affected by the wildfires and Thousand Oaks shooting
Here are some ways you can give back to first responders who are responding to the wildfires, often as they lose their own homes
A GoFundMe was set up to raise money for 25 employees of Butte County EMS who lost all of their belongings in the Camp fire
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