As we near the end of 2015, we are excited about the future of our Team. We are working diligently to continuing to evaluate our programs and the services and support provided to our firefighters, EMS personnel and their families. Quite frankly, we need your help. Contrary to popular belief, we receive no funding for our Team other than private donations and proceeds from the fundraisers we hold. The money we do raise pays our regular overhead, helps those needing assistance with clinical counseling costs, and allows us to partner with the Lowcountry Fire Wives to provide a food and essentials pantry for firefighters, and other first responders when times are hard.

An exception is that Chief Bulanow and the City of North Charleston provide us with our office space in the old NCFD Fire Station 5 on Dorchester Road. Before we moved in, we raised the necessary funds to remodel the inside of the building and did the majority of the renovations ourselves with the help of our firefighters, their families and many private citizens. There we conduct our business, hold our meetings and training and provide support for the many other organizations active in the Fire Service in our community. Those include the Lowcountry Retired Firefighters “Hooked Up” program, the Lowcountry Fire Wives, the Lowcountry Regional Office of the South Carolina State Firefighters Association F.A.S.T. Team, the Women Firefighters of the Lowcountry and the Palmetto Vintage Fire Apparatus Association. We also share space with the South Carolina Fire Academy Region 5 offices making the old firehouse a gathering place for the Fire Service in the Lowcountry. Many thanks go to the City of North Charleston in allowing us to be there.

Please visit our home page and scroll through the pages to read about the services and support we provide. Then, while there, hit our “Click and Pledge” link and donate to support our Team. Any amount will be greatly appreciated and is tax deductible as we are a 501 (c) 3 organization. Please consider making a monthly or quarterly contribution for a good cause.

Thank you for your support as we continue to serve you.
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