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Formed in 1987 by California Professional Firefighters, the California Fire Foundation was established to fund and build the California Firefighters Memorial in Capitol Park in Sacramento. Since the unveiling of the Memorial in 2002, the California Fire Foundation has expanded its programs to include a wide variety of initiatives supporting firefighters and their families, victims of fires and natural disasters, and communities throughout California.
The California Fire Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, provides emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters, and the communities they protect.
California Firefighters Memorial: The Foundation will be expanding its state memorial to fallen firefighters in Sacramento's Capitol Park. In order to preserve and continue to offer an ever-lasting tribute to our fallen, the Foundation is launching a fundraising campaign for this expansion.
The Foundation's Daniel A. Terry Scholarship program benefits children of fallen firefighters with a $2,000 college scholarship. As of 2019, scholarships have been made renewable for up to four years, for a total award package of up to $8,000.
Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency Program (SAVE): The trauma experienced by fire survivors is unimaginable. Survivors often must flee their homes with nothing more than the clothes on their backs, and in the wake of a devastating fire, desperately need comfort and financial assistance. Easing that burden is what the California Fire Foundation’s Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency (SAVE) program is all about. It brings immediate, short-term relief to victims of home fires throughout California. The SAVE card is a $250 gift card given to *eligible survivors of fire and natural disasters by firefighters on scene who are enrolled in the SAVE program. This allows survivors to purchase basic necessities such as food, clothing, gas, medicine, or a place to stay the night in the immediate aftermath of a house fire.
Firefighters on Your Side Program: Firefighters on Your Side offers public service campaigns targeting at-risk population groups. The Foundation is seeking funding to continue offering this fire safety education program in underserved areas across the state.
California Firefighters Benevolent Fund: The California Firefighters Benevolent Fund is intended to provide assistance and support to firefighters displaced or impacted by fire or natural disaster. The fund was established in 2018 in response to the losses experienced by the firefighters battling the Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey and Hill Fires in Southern California. The Foundation is seeking funding to provide assistance to all firefighters who were affected by these wildfires.
Organization name
California Fire Foundation
other names
CFF
1987
Tax id (EIN)
68-0118991
Mission Category
Public Safety, Disaster Prep & Relief
Operating Budget
$1,000,001-$5 million
Organization Need
Funding: Program
Demographics Served
General population
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Local Counties Served
Sacramento
Address
1780 Creekside Oaks DrCA, US