Ukrainian fire and rescue workers’ every day is a peace-time fire and rescue workers’ worst day. Help them to continue to show up.
How you can help
Contact your local fire department and ask about donating surplus clothing and equipment
With relentless, increasing attacks on civilians, fire and rescue workers are facing the toughest and deadliest phase of the war yet. Because their every day is a peace-time fire and rescue worker’s worst day, they wear through equipment at a pace that’s unsustainable for official replacement.
An example: this summer, during a heat wave, fire fighters fought fires wearing winter firefighting suits. This must be what hell feels like.
For about $30 a pop we were able to buy dozens of summer suits and have been able to get many sets of second-hand high-visibility jackets and heavy-wear shoes donated.
Other items bought or received as donations and delivered include:
- fire suits
- fire extinguishers
- saws and saw blades
- stretchers
