http://www.cafirefoundation.org http://www.getmura.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:24:30 -0700 en-us Memorial Ceremony 2010 http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/memorial-ceremony-2010/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/memorial-ceremony-2010/#comments C933B5A9-1CC4-C201-3EB98656FD8D5430 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:58:01 -0700 This year's California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony on October 16, 2010 will commemorate 31 individuals who paid the ultimate price to keep our state safe.

]]> Tenga Un Plan de Escape http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/?LinkServID=6195F2D5-1CC4-C201-3E31C021B53333DB&showMeta=0 6195F2D5-1CC4-C201-3E31C021B53333DB Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:39:27 -0700 Más de 4,000 personas mueren en incendios en Estados Unidos cada año. Miles de personas más resultan heridas, mientras que otros pierden mascotas y recuerdos, y sufren el resto de sus vidas debido al trauma que puede ocasionar la devastación de un incendio.

]]> Memorial Ceremony 2007 http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/memorial-ceremony-2007/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/memorial-ceremony-2007/#comments AD2FD16E-1CC4-C201-3EE6CB09987A144F Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:08:39 -0700 In a solemn ceremony featuring a procession of uniformed firefighters and presentations to family members, 29 firefighters who fell in the line of duty were added to the California Firefighters Memorial.

]]> The 2010 Memorial http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-memorial/the-2010-memorial/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-memorial/the-2010-memorial/#comments 7CA91AD5-1CC4-C201-3ECBE4CCCA74CD80 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:02:19 -0700 Memorial Ceremony 2009 http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/memorial-ceremony-2009/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/memorial-ceremony-2009/#comments 58C89412-1CC4-C201-3E72C9744812A12C Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:32:38 -0700

The 2009 California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony commemorated 82 individuals who paid the ultimate price to keep our state safe. The annual Memorial Ceremony honors firefighters who died in the line of duty, either from traumatic injuries in the field or from job-related causes.

]]> California Firefighters Memorial Wall Names in Order of Death Year http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/?LinkServID=E85F49ED-1CC4-C201-3E89513D4DCB64EE&showMeta=0&fileExt=.pdf E85F49ED-1CC4-C201-3E89513D4DCB64EE Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:31:05 -0700 Fresno Fire Escape PSAs http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/fresno-fire-escape-psas/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/video-gallery/fresno-fire-escape-psas/#comments BF590415-1CC4-C201-3EC7299A40FA3B47 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:35:14 -0700 The following are PSAs that aired in Fresno in English and Spanish as part of the California Fire Foundation's "Have an Escape Plan/Tenga Un Plan de Escape" campaign.

]]> Firefighters Get Look at Burn Unit http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/firefighters-get-look-at-burn-unit/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/firefighters-get-look-at-burn-unit/#comments B5B6C39E-1CC4-C201-3E069E78C7CD9C3D Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Firefighters from throughout Northern California were on hand Thursday to preview the new Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center at UC Davis Medical Center.

]]> In Their Own Words http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-endowment/in-their-own-words/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-endowment/in-their-own-words/#comments A5217595-1CC4-C201-3EB4F00261DB062E Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:46:48 -0700 Foundation Wins First Place Honor at IAFF Media Awards http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/foundation-wins-first-place-honor-at-iaff-media-awards/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/foundation-wins-first-place-honor-at-iaff-media-awards/#comments 8BBD5869-1CC4-C201-3E219EDC53A847C8 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The California Fire Foundation came out on top at this year's 2010 IAFF Media Awards. Its "Firefighters On Your Side: Disaster Planning for the Elderly" campaign received first place for Best Affiliate PR or Political Campaign.

]]> Inhaling Ultra-Fine Particles May Raise Heart Risks http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/?LinkServID=8AE74AE9-1CC4-C201-3ED01137423BC993&showMeta=0 8AE74AE9-1CC4-C201-3ED01137423BC993 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Firefighters may face a heightened risk for heart disease as a result of breathing in extremely fine particles that infiltrate the smallest air passages and lodge in their lungs, new research indicates.

]]> About the Memorial http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-memorial/about-the-memorial/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-memorial/about-the-memorial/#comments A7804253-1CC4-C201-3EAA4111CB704D7A Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:48:52 -0700 Call for Honor Guards and Pipe Bands http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-memorial/the-2010-memorial/call-for-honor-guards-and-pipe-bands/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/california-firefighters-memorial/the-2010-memorial/call-for-honor-guards-and-pipe-bands/#comments 7CAA8AEF-1CC4-C201-3EBADD3F15E1B7E2 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:50:44 -0700 Fresno FFs Reach Out to Senior Citizens with Disaster Preparedness Help http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/fresno-ffs-reach-out-to-senior-citizens-with-disaster-preparedness-help/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/fresno-ffs-reach-out-to-senior-citizens-with-disaster-preparedness-help/#comments 35F3140F-1CC4-C201-3E14185E41F38F8E Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Earthquakes. Fires. Floods. For Fresno's senior citizens, these are just a few disasters that can strike at any moment and Fresno Firefighters Local 753 has launched its latest program to reach this vulnerable community with disaster preparedness help. The program was created by the California Fire Foundation, which brings public service announcements and evacuation planning materials to elderly individuals.

]]> Foundation School Program Helps 7-Year-Old Save Family From Fire http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/foundation-school-program-helps-7yearold-save-family-from-fire/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/foundation-school-program-helps-7yearold-save-family-from-fire/#comments 00FCF610-1CC4-C201-3E6B08B70FDE67C7 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Seven-year-old Adriana Ignacio was honored for her heroism this week, after her quick thinking helped save her family from a raging fire in her Fresno home. Adriana helped guide her grandmother and two little sisters from the blaze using lessons from the California Fire Foundation's Firefighters On Your Side program. 

]]> LODD: Cathedral City Fire Captain Douglas D. Taylor http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/lodd-cathedral-city-fire-captain-douglas-d-taylor/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/media-center/news/lodd-cathedral-city-fire-captain-douglas-d-taylor/#comments 34DECE59-1CC4-C201-3E1AF1D08944A1EC Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 It is with deepest regret that the Cathedral City Firefighters Association announces the passing of Captain Douglas D. Taylor on Friday, July 30, of occupational brain cancer.  He was 49 years old.

]]> Success Stories http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/firefighters-on-your-side/success-stories/ http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/about-ca-fire-foundation/firefighters-on-your-side/success-stories/#comments 1FC4D6EB-1CC4-C201-3EEB96A0DDE1D7D4 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:23:53 -0700 California Fire Foundation Launches Disaster Evacuation Awareness Campaign to Educate Senior Citizen Community http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/?LinkServID=1FCAD19C-1CC4-C201-3E4884BB1578E321&showMeta=0 1FCAD19C-1CC4-C201-3E4884BB1578E321 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 In an effort to raise awareness of special safety measures senior citizens must take when planning for a disaster, the California Fire Foundation is launching a statewide campaign aimed at educating senior citizens about the importance of taking special precautions when making an evacuation plan.

]]> California City Launches Disaster Preparedness Workshops http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/?LinkServID=1FCA192A-1CC4-C201-3ED5DB0E16FEC8CC&showMeta=0 1FCA192A-1CC4-C201-3ED5DB0E16FEC8CC Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 California City Firefighters held the first of two disaster preparedness workshops last week to highlight evacuation planning and special precautions for the elderly population in the event of a disaster. California City Firefighters Local 3903 has partnered with the California Fire Foundation to bring public service announcements and evacuation planning materials to elderly individuals at these disaster preparedness workshops.

]]> Fresno FFs Reach Out to Senior Citizens with Disaster Preparedness Help http://www.cafirefoundation.org/go/cff/?LinkServID=1FC8F665-1CC4-C201-3E3F24B17BCCCF2A&showMeta=0 1FC8F665-1CC4-C201-3E3F24B17BCCCF2A Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Earthquakes. Fires. Floods. For Fresno's senior citizens, these are just a few disasters that can strike at any moment and Fresno Firefighters Local 753 has launched its latest program to reach this vulnerable community with disaster preparedness help. The program was created by the California Fire Foundation, which brings public service announcements and evacuation planning materials to elderly individuals.

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