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Permalink Reply by Jim Mollet on April 16, 2009 at 12:31am

Deanna:

I/We (Greenfield Fire/WI) have done the FTB for the past 11 years. I too am very passionate about the event, I have had some close ties to people with MD-unfortunately they've died from the illness. If anything, that alone has encouraged me to want to do more and more every year. In our 11 years we have raised over $100,000.00, our best year we raised over $15,000.00 in one day. We do it on Labor Day for 6 hours. In fact I introduced this event to our department-Prior to doing the FTB I was a volunteer at MD Summer Camp, when I wasn't able to attend anymore I decided to do FTB. We have our event so well planned out that it pretty much runs itself. We go to one of our busiest intersections in the city and collect. We have a restaurant nearby that donates lunch each year. Also, a nearby bank has two women who offer to come in on Labor Day to count the money and deposit it for us. We have the majority of our members doing it off duty, although the on duty crews can come and help if they wish. It's a blast and we and the community look forward to it each year. We have been so successful with our FTB that we have been in the top 10 money makers in Wisconsin for many years, also; our program has served as a template for allot of neighboring departments. Good luck this year!!!

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on April 16, 2009 at 12:48am

Deanna, we do the "Fill the boot" during our annual Azalea festival parade. We are in the parade every year and have firefighters walking along the parade route while the trucks are driving down the road and the firefighters go along collecting money from the people along the parade route. We do really well with this every year. We tried the road block thing one year and didnt like what we felt was highway robbery. The way we do it now people only participate if they want to. Thats the way it should be.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on April 16, 2009 at 10:10am

Along the lines of media coverage and participation.
Burn Institute News

April 15, 2009





SAN DIEGO - Fire departments across the county are geared up
to participate
in the Barona Firefighter Boot Drive to take place tomorrow,
Thursday, April
16 at intersections from the coast to Lakeside - and every
place in between!
A record 31 departments, covering 64 locations across San
Diego County will
participate in this 10th annual countywide effort in support
of the Burn
Institute

HELP FIREFIGHTERS 'GIVE BURNS THE BOOT' AT THESE LOCATIONS:

BARONA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
. Wildcat Canyon Road & Willow Road

BONITA
. Otay Lakes & Bonita
. Central Ave. & Bonita Road

BORREGO SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Christmas Circle Drive

CAL FIRE:
(DEER SPRINGS)
. Deer Springs Road & Mesa Rock Road
. North I-15 & Deer Springs Exit
. South I-15 & Deer Springs Exit

CAL FIRE:
(PINE VALLEY)
. Pine Valley Road & Old Highway 80

(RAMONA & INTERMOUNTAIN)
. 10th & Main
. Gunn Stage & San Vicente
. 67 & Dye
. Jamacha Road & Willow Glen Road
. Lyons Valley Road & Skyline Truck Trail

(VALLEY CENTER)
. Valley Center Road & Lilac Road
. Valley Center Road & Cole Grade Road
. Valley Center Road & No. Lake Wohford Road

CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Paseo del Norte & Palomar Mountain Road
. 78 & El Camino Real

CORONADO FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Orange Street & 3rd Street (all corners)
. Silver Strand Blvd. & Tarawa Road (IFO Naval Amphib. Base)

DEL MAR FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Via de la Valle & Jimmy Durante

EL CAJON FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Main St. & Greenfield Drive (off hwy 8)

ESCONDIDO FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Felicita Road & I-15
. Midway & Valley Parkway
. Via Rancho Parkway & I-15

FEDERAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Rosecrans & Midway

IMPERIAL BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Palm Avenue & 13th Street

JULIAN-CUYAMACA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
. Hwy 78 & Main

LA MESA FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Fletcher Parkway & Dallas
. Fletcher Parkway & Baltimore
. Grossmont Blvd. & Hwy. 125

LAKESIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Business 8 & Los Coches Road
. Winter Gardens Blvd. & Woodside Avenue

LEMON GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Lemon Grove Ave. & Broadway
. Massachusetts & Broadway

MIRAMAR FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Miramar Road & Camino Ruiz

NATIONAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
. 30th & Highland

OCEANSIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Vista Way & El Camino Real

PALA FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Pala Casino & Mission Road

POWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Poway Road & Community Road
. Twin Peaks & Pomerado Road
. Walmart - 13425 Community Road (April 18 Only)

SAN DIEGO FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT
. Bernardo Center Drive & Rancho Bernardo Road
. Clairemont Mesa Blvd. & (TBD)
. College & Montezuma
. Front & B Street
. Genesee & La Jolla Village Drive
. Navajo & College
. Torrey Pines & La Jolla Blvd.

SAN DIEGO RURAL
. Dehesa & Harbinson Canyon
. Lyon's Valley Road & Skyline Truck Trail

SAN MIGUEL
. Grossmont Blvd. & Fuerte Drive
. Jamacha & Willow Glen
. Jamacha & Chase Ave.
. Avocado & Hwy 94

SAN PASQUAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Bear Valley Parkway & Highway 78

SANTEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Cuyamaca & Mission Gorge
. Hwy 52 & Mast Blvd.

SOLANA BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Lomas Santa Fe & I-5 (morning commute)
. Lomas Santa Fe & 101 (evening commute)

VIEJAS FIRE DEPARTMENT
. In front of Casino at Willow

VISTA FIRE DEPARTMENT
. Escondido & South Santa Fe
. Melrose & Hacienda
. University Drive & Sycamore

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Permalink Reply by Deanna on April 16, 2009 at 4:09pm

Thanks so very much for all the ideas. Last year we were ranked 9th in the state (Missouri). We are trying to raise over 5,000 this year,hopefully more than that.

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