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LOCAL
NEWS
We
want to know what is happening in your community. Please send any
news, updates and corresponding photos of events happening in your
region to burnfoundation@iaff.org.
Also, be sure to submit details about upcoming special events in
your area to the IAFF Burn Foundation to post on our International
Events Calendar.
Fire fighters burn foundations
and organizations are some of the largest donors and sponsors of
burn units, burn camps and burn prevention campaigns across North
America . The efforts that are made on behalf of burn survivors
by fire fighters to ensure that the most advanced hospital facilities,
treatment options and survivor support programs are extraordinary.
The stories below showcase these outstanding efforts.
The
Firefighters Burn Fund Inc. of Manitoba
The Firefighters Burn Fund
Inc. (FBF) of Manitoba, established in 1978, has raised more than
$7,500,000 for the treatment and support of burn survivors in Manitoba
in the past 30 years.
In April 2007, FBF participated
in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the official opening of a new,
dedicated burn unit - to be known as The Manitoba Firefighters Burn
Unit. The motto for the new unit will be: "Excellence is our Standard."
The Fund hopes to help the Unit become a center of excellence, to
match the motto.
Additionally, they are
currently working with hospital administration to establish a Chair
of Burns and have proposed contributing $1,000,000 toward a $3,000,000
endowment that would serve as an annual source of research funding.
Essex
County Burn Foundation
The Essex County Burn Foundation
(ECBF) of Windsor, Ontario, comprised of members of IAFF local 455
Windsor Fire Fighters, helps support burn survivors in the community.
Currently, the Foundation purchases all Jobst suits, supplies all
newborns with a bath thermometer and has purchased burn gel kits
for over 40 fire trucks in the county.
Additionally, due to the
closure of the burn unit in their local area, the ECBF has created
a new program to assist families with the expenses they incur when
traveling to be with their loved ones who are undergoing treatment
in the Toronto Burn Unit. ECBF is looking to partner with the local
fire department and the community to gain support for their efforts
to continue existing programs, develop new ones and ensure that
the burn unit that fire fighters might need is one of the best.
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