IamResponding.com (IaR) has signed on as a new supporter of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).

IamResponding will contribute $25 to the NFFF from every new IaR subscription between March 1 and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (Octob 8-9). Those funds will be directed to Foundation programs that honor the fallen, assist their survivors and help prevent future line-of-duty deaths and injuries.

“IamResponding has always been committed to enhancing firefighter safety, with a primary mission of getting more complete crews on the scene faster," explained Daniel Seidberg, President of IamResponding.com.  "Reducing response times with IaR results in more complete and more effective crews getting to a safer fireground. We are honored to be able to extend the support of our international network of more than 5,000 subscribing departments to the NFFF's critical mission and programs, and we look forward to adding the many new subscribers this year who will be the driving force behind this partnership with the NFFF."

“We appreciate IamResponding.com’s commitment to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s mission to honor the fallen, offer support to their families and help reduce firefighter line-of-duty injuries and deaths each year,” said Ronald J. Siarnicki, Executive Director of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. “Their generous support will help the Foundation provide valuable resources to the survivors of the fallen and the fire service.”

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- PUB DATE: 4/14/2016 5:00:03 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Sunnyside’s fire department showed off its first ladder truck Wednesday. At $980,000, the vehicle is one of the most important purchases in the fire department’s history, providing unprecedented access to potentially large fires. “That’s pretty monumental for us,” said Fire Chief Aaron Markham. Sunnyside owns or partially owns three fire engines and three ambulances — but previously not a ladder truck.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2016 5:00:03 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

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- PUB DATE: 4/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: naples daily news