Who are we?

The mission of CFRST is to provide training, equipment and other needed services to volunteer, combination and small paid fire departments who cannot otherwise afford these services. In addition, CFRST will provide training for First responders experiencing PTSD.
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How can you help?

These departments frequently barely have enough revenue to keep the lights on. Things like training and new equipment to keep them safe are not even an option for these departments. Much of their equipment does not even meet the current standards.

CFRST accepts one-time donations and corporate and group donations.

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Helping Heroes

The mission of CFRST is to provide training, equipment and other needed services to volunteer, combination and small paid fire departments who cannot otherwise afford these services. In addition, CFRST will provide training for First responders experiencing PTSD.

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Puppies

Therapy dogs have proven their effectiveness time and again with people affected by trauma. CFRST is funding training for therapy dogs that will be going to large scale events and individual fire departments to help first responders in dealing with traumatic incidents.

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Pathways

Supports statewide programs to help all California youth discover the opportunities to begin a career in the fire service.

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PPE

30% of Firefighters are volunteers in California. Without these volunteers there are many rural areas in the state that would have little to no fire and EMS services. Small departments throughout the state that have paid firefighters have little to no budget for critical training and equipment. There are federal, state, and private grants to help. These often fall short of meeting specific needs of Volunteer and small Fire departments. CFRST is here to fill in the gaps for departments that don’t qualify for grants and have safety equipment that needs replacement or training needs that go unmet.

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Support First Responders...

Approximately 70% of the nation’s firefighters are volunteers. 

As a society we believe it is our duty to support those who risk their lives to serve their communities with little or no compensation. 

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Read the latest news from our blog:

Volunteer Firefighter Health Benefit Legislation Approved by State Senate

Mar 10, 2023 |

Thanks to the efforts of Putnam County State Senator Peter Harckham, the State Senate has approved legislation to help expand health benefits for volunteer firefighters. The legislation, if approved by the Assembly and enacted by the governor, will make permanent the long-standing law covering disability determinations for volunteer firefighters due to certain lung disabilities.

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First Responders: Behavioral Health Concerns, Emergency Response, and Trauma

Mar 8, 2023 |

This issue of the Supplemental Research Bulletin focuses on mental health and substance use (behavioral health) concerns in first responders. It is estimated that 30 percent of first responders develop behavioral health conditions including, but not limited to, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as compared with 20 percent in the general population (Abbot et al., 2015). In a study about suicidality, firefighters were reported to have higher attempt and ideation rates than the general population (Stanley et al., 2016). In law enforcement, the estimates suggest between 125...

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Support Our Sponsors

CFRST provides a wide range of Annual Sponsorships, Event Sponsorships, and Other Opportunities for Corporations to support first responders in California.

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