Millions may know the good food of Panda Express, but few know the good deeds of Panda Cares. Panda Cares is the charitable arm of the international house of Asian-inspired cuisine, Panda Restaurant Group. With their commitment to aiding children in need and promoting community outreach, a partnership with the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund.
Hope is coming to downtown L.A. Join us and you could score round trip tickets from Alaska Airlines
Meet Melissa, one of our amazing volunteers.
It’s almost here — the Famous Dave’s Pig Out to Pay Out event. This Thursday, May 9, you lucky SoCal residents can bring this flyer to a participating Famous Dave’s location and the restaurant will donate 20% of your tab to the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund at no extra cost to you.
EAT! FOR! CHARITY!
Hart, Mieras & Morris, Inc., helps firefighters plan for their future. And they do so much more. Read their story.
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FDNY firefighters respond to a 5-alarm fire in the Bronx, 2003.
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2013 Hook and Ladder Enduro
By Bruce Galien, LAFD retired
California City, CA. the site of this year’s Hook and Ladder Enduro - Originated in the early 70’s by the Pasadena Fire Dept, kept alive by members of the LAFD in the late 70’s, and resurrected once again in 2010, now in its fourth year.
This year was no different from past years as the weather is always a variable. We had high winds on and off during the week leading up to the event. Temps were warm, skies from cloudy to clear. The morning of the event saw crystal clear blue sky with not a breath of wind - beautiful to see, unless you were riding in the early classes as the dust was just hanging in the air. The riders were spaced out at one minute intervals to allow the dust to settle between riders. California City has seen drought type conditions the last few years, and the desert is bone dry, with the trails turning to silt under the heavy pressure. Read more…
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2013 LAFD/LAPD St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser
10 Years of Fighting Childhood Cancer
By Danny Wu, FF, FS 89
On Saturday March 16th the brave members of the LAFD and LAPD joined together for the 10th year to produce another successful St. Baldrick’s fundraiser to find a cure for childhood cancer at Fire Station 89. Like this year’s participants, LAFD Co-Organizers Engineer Sean Kennedy and Firefighter Danny Wu, and LAPD organizer Lieutenant Greg Doyle (again along with his cancer survivor son Will) shaved their heads to support kids with a similar “baldness” in exchange for pledges from family and friends. In the process of losing their hair along with other “shavees” they help find a cure for a disease that sadly takes the lives of more U.S. children than any other illness. Read more…
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