Firefighters Need Your Help on Give to the Max Day

Minnesota’s annual giving holiday is Thursday, Nov. 17, but you don’t have to wait to support your local firefighters! From now through Nov. 17, visit the MnFIRE GiveMN page and make a donation to help protect the health and well-being of firefighters across the state.

Firefighters continue to face alarming rates of cardiovascular disease, emotional trauma and cancer, but there is hope. We’re equipping firefighters and the people who care about them with critical resources to address this growing health crisis. Firefighter futures across the state have been forever changed because of MnFIRE and the Hometown Heroes Assistance Program, and your gift can help us keep the momentum going!

If you give $75 or more this Give to the Max, you will receive a free MnFIRE mug or hat as a thank-you gift from us. And if you give $200 or more, you will receive a free MnFIRE blanket – perfect for cozying up now that winter is here. All of us here at MnFIRE and firefighters across the state appreciate your support!

 

“The support, resources, encouragement and how much they care and stay engaged will be uplifting even in your darkest hours,” Captain William Ewald of the St. Bonifacius Fire Department said about MnFIRE. “It’s a tremendous and valuable resource we all need to use.”

Your gift this week will make a difference in the lives of Minnesota’s 20,000 firefighters – protecting them from cardiac, emotional trauma and cancer by ensuring they receive life-saving services such as free health and wellness trainings, critical illness benefits, mental health provider visits and more. That means happy, healthy and productive lives and careers for firefighters and their families.

Together, let’s continue protecting the health of our hometown heroes! Give at givemn.org/MnFire.

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Shoutout to Mahtowa Fire & Auxiliary for recently completing MnFIRE Awareness Training!

It's critical for all Minnesota firefighters to become “MnFIRE Aware” of their occupational health risks as soon as possible. Follow their lead and register your department for your next no-cost training: mnfireinitiative.com/training/
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Shoutout to Mahtowa Fire & Auxiliary for recently completing MnFIRE Awareness Training!

Its critical for all Minnesota firefighters to become “MnFIRE Aware” of their occupational health risks as soon as possible. Follow their lead and register your department for your next no-cost training: https://mnfireinitiative.com/training/

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The statistics are clear: firefighters are at a higher risk of dying by suicide than the general population. LivingWorks safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training will equip you to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help. Hear from Rochelle Hawthorne and Sara Nelson, mental health professionals specialized in working with first responders, and learn how you can make a difference at Firefighter Health Forum on January 25! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-firefighter-health-forum-registration-1035146901247?aff=social

Meaningful discussions ✅
Powerful speakers ✅
Actionable sessions ✅

Register for the 2025 Firefighter Health Forum for all this and much more! www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-firefighter-health-forum-registration-1035146901247?aff=social
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Meaningful discussions ✅ 
Powerful speakers ✅
Actionable sessions ✅

Register for the 2025 Firefighter Health Forum for all this and much more! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-firefighter-health-forum-registration-1035146901247?aff=social

Shoutout to our latest training survey Streamlight Survivor flashlight drawing winner – Marissa Smith of Chanhassen Fire Department!

Marissa's department took advantage of our sleep training – a deep-dive class that will put your department on a path to better sleep. Check out more info, along with our other training options, here: mnfireinitiative.com/training/
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Shoutout to our latest training survey Streamlight Survivor flashlight drawing winner – Marissa Smith of Chanhassen Fire Department!

Marissas department took advantage of our sleep training – a deep-dive class that will put your department on a path to better sleep. Check out more info, along with our other training options, here: https://mnfireinitiative.com/training/
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