Chicagoland Firefighters Receive More Than $500,000 from Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; Funding Benefits More Than 30 Fire Departments; Chicago Fire Department Receives First-of-Its-Kind Fire Safety House.CHICAGO -- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is a Novato, California-based insurance company owned by Allianz SE of Germany. It was founded June 18 1863 and issued its first policy to Walter Hawxhurst covering one half interest in 1,000 kegs of Boston syrup for a premium of $12. today announced it is awarding fire agencies throughout the Chicagoland area with more than $500,000 in grants and donations for firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. equipment, firefighter training, community fire safety education, fire safety tools and community emergency response programs. In response to fire service funding challenges, Fireman's Fund created Fireman's Fund Heritage(SM), the company's long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: mission to support firefighters for safer communities. Through this program, Fireman's Fund, its network of independent agents and employees provide grants and volunteer support to local fire departments, national firefighter organizations and fire and burn prevention non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. . In Chicagoland, Fireman's Fund is awarding 28 grants totaling $400,000 to fire departments in the Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. counties of Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will. The grants, which will impact more than 30 fire departments, were awarded through a request for proposal process that began in February. Ninety-seven of the 150 eligible fire departments submitted proposals, which totaled more than $2 million in funding requests. In addition to individual grants, Fireman's Fund is awarding the City of Chicago Fire Department The Chicago Fire Department, also known as the CFD, is the principal fire suppression, prevention, and rescue agency of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. a first-of-its-kind mobile fire safety house worth $138,000. The new fire safety house incorporates design and technology that will enhance the department's fire safety education outreach Education outreach is a variation of Cause Marketing and/or Strategic Philanthropy and other focused Public Affairs activities that are specific to education. These programs may include:
"As an insurance company, we share a common goal with fire departments -- to protect our communities," said Chuck Kavitsky, Fireman's Fund president and chief executive officer. "The Fireman's Fund Heritage program draws upon our company's unique founding mission to give back to the firefighters who help safeguard our homes, businesses and lives." Fireman's Fund's support of Chicagoland firefighters will go beyond this wave of funding. Local independent agents, based on the size and growth of their business with the company, are empowered to direct grants for their local fire departments. Chicago-based Fireman's Fund employees also can nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. their local fire departments for grants and are encouraged to volunteer with neighborhood fire departments and non-profits focused on fire and burn prevention. Fireman's Fund has a longstanding history in Chicago. It was one of only a few companies based outside of Illinois to pay every claim following the Great Chicago Fire Great Chicago Fire destroyed much of Chicago; it was supposedly started when Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over a lantern (1871). [Am. Hist.: Payton, 141] See : Fire of 1871. Today, the company has more than 400 employees in the Chicago area at offices in Chicago and Lisle lisle n. 1. A fine, smooth, tightly twisted thread spun from long-stapled cotton. 2. Fabric knitted of this thread, used especially for hosiery and underwear. , Ill., as well as numerous independent agents who offer Fireman's Fund insurance products. Grant Recipients In addition to the fire safety trailer In communications, a code or set of codes that make up the last part of a transmitted message. See trailer label. donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to the Chicago Fire Department, Fireman's Fund awarded 28 individual grants totaling $400,000 to paid and volunteer departments throughout Chicagoland, specifically in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will Counties. The following is a list of these grant recipients:
-- Cook County - $163,799 in grants
-- Burnham Volunteer Fire Department, Burnham, Ill. - $16,125 for
radios and pagers
-- Calumet Park Fire Department, Calumet Park, Ill. - $9,500 for
a thermal imaging camera
-- Chicago Ridge Fire Department, Chicago Ridge, Ill. - $10,500
for a thermal imaging camera
-- LaGrange Area Medication Distribution Group (Pleasantview Fire
Protection District, LaGrange Park Fire Department, LaGrange
Fire Department and Western Springs Fire Department) - $9,555
for communications interoperability system for emergency
command center
-- Mount Prospect Fire Department, Mount Prospect, Ill. - $1,953
for an educational puppet show
-- Riverdale Fire Department, Riverdale, Ill. - $11,710 for a
thermal imaging camera and accessories
-- Schiller Park Fire Department, Schiller Park, Ill. - $22,000
for extrication equipment
-- South Holland Fire Department, South Holland, Ill. - $10,810
for mask-mounted voice amplifiers
-- Summit Fire Department, Summit, Ill. - $27,000 for turnout
gear and a thermal imaging camera
-- Stone Park Fire Department, Stone Park, Ill. - $24,246 for
firefighting equipment
-- Western Springs Department of Fire and EMS, Western Springs,
Ill. - $8,400 for a thermal imaging camera
-- Willow Springs Fire Department, Willow Springs, Ill. - $12,000
for a thermal imaging camera
-- DuPage County - $47,880 in grants
-- Bloomingdale Fire Protection District, Bloomingdale, Ill. -
$1,540 for residential emergency key boxes
-- Clarendon Hills Fire Department, Clarendon Hills, Ill. -
$6,000 for personal rescue escape kits
-- Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District, Darien, Ill. -
$11,340 for rescue packs
-- Lombard Fire Department, Lombard, Ill. - $10,655 for a smoke
detector outreach program
-- Glenside Fire Protection District, Glendale Heights, Ill. -
$2,710 for carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and batteries
-- West Chicago Fire Protection District, West Chicago, Ill. -
$15,635 for pneumatic lifting bags and rescue tools
-- Lake County - $109,500 in grants
-- Combined Area Fire Training (CAFT), grant will impact four
fire agencies (Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Long Grove Fire
Department, Lincolnshire/River Woods Fire Department and
Wheeling Fire Department) - $80,000 for a live fire training
facility
-- Gurnee Fire Department, Gurnee, Ill. - $13,500 for a portable
fire extinguisher training simulator
-- Libertyville Fire Department, Libertyville, Ill. - $16,000 for
turnout gear
-- Will County - $78,821 in grants
-- Beecher Fire Protection District, Beecher, Ill. - $17,500 for
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) face pieces and SCBA
upgrade kits
-- Channahon Fire Protection District, Channahon, Ill. - $6,856
for eight walkie-talkies
-- Crete Fire Department, Crete, Ill. - $21,060 for air packs and
spare tanks
-- Frankfort Fire District, Frankfort, Ill. - $4,604 for three
automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
-- Manhattan Fire Department, Manhattan, Ill. - $9,501 for rescue
tools
-- Northwest Homer Fire Protection District, Homer Glen, Ill. -
$9,300 for a thermal imaging camera
-- Peotone Fire Protection District, Peotone, Ill. - $10,000 for
a thermal imaging camera
Fireman's Fund agents and employees play a critical role in the Fireman's Fund Heritage program. A special task force comprised of local Fireman's Fund employees and independent agents evaluated all grant applications to determine which departments would receive a portion of the dollars made available for funding. An outside advisory committee comprised of fire chiefs from the surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. region provided technical advice to the task force. "The overwhelming response we received of 97 proposals totaling more than $2 million in funding requests illustrates the need for additional fire equipment and training in the area," said John Evans John Evans may refer to:
1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt). 2. The process of issuing insurance policies. executive for Fireman's Fund Midwest operations. "Our employees and agents here in Chicagoland are excited to be able to support our firefighters through this much-needed funding." About Fireman's Fund Heritage Fireman's Fund has a long history of supporting the fire service. Fireman's Fund was founded in 1863 with the mission to allocate To reserve a resource such as memory or disk. See memory allocation. a portion of its profits to the widows and orphans In typesetting, widow refers to the final line of a paragraph that falls at the top the following page of text, separated from the remainder of the paragraph on the previous page. The term can also be used to refer simply to an uncomfortably short (e.g. of fallen firefighters. Through Fireman's Fund Heritage, which was launched in 2004, Fireman's Fund, its agency network and its employees award grants for the purchase of equipment, fire prevention tools, firefighter training, fire safety education and community emergency response programs. The Fireman's Fund Heritage program also supports firefighters through partnerships with national firefighter organizations, such as the International Association of Fire Chiefs The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a network of more than 12,000 chief fire and emergency officers.[1] The Association was established in 1873.[1] The Executive Director is Mark W. Light. and the National Volunteer Fire Council. About Fireman's Fund Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is a premier property and casualty insurance company providing personal, commercial, and specialty insurance products nationwide. Based in Novato, Calif., Fireman's Fund is a member of the Allianz Group, one of the world's largest providers of property and casualty insurance and other financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . For more information about the company or the Fireman's Fund Heritage program, visit www.firemansfund.com. |
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