Although we are in the business of serving our community every day by protecting and providing for their safety and security, our members go above and beyond the call of duty by Giving Back to the Community in the following ways on their own time.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is the lead charity of Union Fire Fighters across the country.  For years Moorhead Fire Fighters has proudly supported the MDA by staffing telephones and during the annual Labor Day Telethon.  Last year we donated $4,125.00, having been raised during our annual Moorhead Fire Fighters MDA Gold Tournament held at the Meadows Gold Course in the fall.  Current sponsorships, team and individual player openings still exist for our next Moorhead Fire Fighters MDA Golf Tournament.  Further information is available in our News & Events page.  We raised an additional $1,300.00 through Fill-the-Boot campaigns in front of local grocery stores, purchased $221.00 worth of supplies and sent 3 members to the MDA camp this summer.  Moorhead Fire Fighters sponsored a hole in the Hooters MDA Golf Tournament last year to the tune of $525.00 and last year the International Association of Fire Fighters, our parent Union, raised $18.3 million for MDA.

SALVATION ARMY

The salvation army serves an important roll for the fire department.  Their disaster services unit provides rehabilitation services for emergency workers and victim on the fireground.  They provide cooling services for overheated Fire Fighters, provide hot and cold drinks and energy dense snack food to keep our staff working through an emergency.

In appreciation, we help raise funds by ringing the bells during the holiday season at selected Moorhead locations.

ROGER MARIS CANCER CENTER

Our local donated $500.00 last year and have regularly had members participating in the Home Run/Walk.

IAFF BURN FUND

Our local and union members support the Burn Fund by purchasing calendars published each year by the International Association of Fire Fighters.  These calendars feature award winning pictures of our union member in action the previous year.  The proceeds help with treatment, counseling, and adjusting to life after suffering with burn injuries.  2005 calendar information will be posted on this site late this fall.

  LOCAL KIDS

Moorhead Fire Fighters supports our local kids.  Every year we support the local MDA Summer Camp for youth with diseases supported by the MDA.  Not only do we give financially, but we partner with the Fargo Fire Fighters and spend a Fire Fighetrs day with the kids playing ball and other sports, playing games, attending a dance and just spending time having the same kind of fund most other kids spend at the lake or at summer camp.

This year through the gracious help of the Morris Fire Department we were able to allow the kids to pretend to be real Fire Fighters and practice putting out a fire with our Knock Down House (see the picture on our news & events page.

UNION MEMBERS

The members of Local 1323 are people helping people.  When our union members are in need; physical, emotional, financial, technical, personal; we are there.  Our union provides a valuable support network to assist in times of need.  Beyond that, all of the International Association of Fire Fighters locals are networked together to provide assistance from outside the local community in times of need.  Add to that the many benefits that come with union membership that are available to all our union members; discounted insurance, loan, charge card and banking rates, fair labor representation, and political political involvement, and it is clear; we are people helping people.

THE COMMUNITY

Our union members give to the community on a regular basis, over and above the requirements of their jobs.   Each member possesses unique individual skills that are employed to better the City of Moorhead, it's residents, and the community as a whole.   Carpentry, computer, mechanical, administrative, teaching and many other skills are used to better our community, quite often during personal time.

In addition our Union Local as a whole has a history of bringing our resources to bear for people in time of need in our area as situations warrant.

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