Former State Auditor Rebecca Otto Joins MnFIRE Team

We’re thrilled to announce that former Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto has joined MnFIRE as our first-ever Director of Business Affairs. Rebecca brings nearly four decades of public, private and nonprofit experience, deep financial expertise and strong relationships across the state to the MnFIRE team.

A well-known and well-respected leader, Rebecca served as Minnesota State Auditor from 2007 to 2019, where she led fiscal/legal compliance oversight of $50 billion in local government spending. Most recently, Rebecca served as executive director of the Ernest C. Oberholtzer Foundation, a conservation-minded nonprofit in Northern Minnesota. She also has experience as a state representative, teacher and small business owner.

“From Ada to Zumbrota, firefighters play an incredibly important role in every Minnesota community, and I am honored to be able to help MnFIRE strengthen its mission, build an even stronger and sustainable foundation and support these hometown heroes into the future,” Rebecca said.

“Rebecca has been a supporter of Minnesota’s fire service her entire career, and has built strong relationships with firefighters, legislators and community leaders all across the state,” said MnFIRE Board President George Esbensen. “As the health and wellness resources MnFIRE provides to firefighters and their families become more and more critical, Rebecca’s expertise and passion for the fire service will help our organization become even more effective and further elevate our important mission.”

You can reach her at rotto@mnfireinitiative.com. Please join us in welcoming Rebecca to the team!

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Sunday, Sept. 14 marked day two of Miles for MnFIRE, the more than 150-mile walk from Duluth to St. Paul to raise awareness and funds for firefighter health.

Walkers Doug Foote and Kyle Bode trekked from Esko to Mahtowa, stopping at Carlton Fire and Ambulance and a few other picturesque spots on the Willard Munger Trail. Take a look!

To read more about today's journey, visit our blog here: mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire-day-2/

To donate to the cause or learn where you can find us on the trail, click here: mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire/
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Sunday, Sept. 14 marked day two of Miles for MnFIRE, the more than 150-mile walk from Duluth to St. Paul to raise awareness and funds for firefighter health. 

Walkers Doug Foote and Kyle Bode trekked from Esko to Mahtowa, stopping at Carlton Fire and Ambulance and a few other picturesque spots on the Willard Munger Trail. Take a look! 

To read more about todays journey, visit our blog here: https://mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire-day-2/

To donate to the cause or learn where you can find us on the trail, click here: https://mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire/Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

Miles for MnFIRE 2025 is underway!

This morning, Minnesota firefighters Doug Foote and Kyle Bode started the more than 150-mile walk from Duluth to St. Paul, all to raise awareness and funds for firefighter health.

To donate or read more about the event, including which communities they will be visiting on their journey, visit mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire/
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Miles for MnFIRE starts TODAY! Doug Foote and Kyle Bode are off and walking more than 150 miles to raise awareness and funds for firefighter health.

Want to support their exciting journey with a cause? Donate before Sept. 21 to double your impact! Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, all Miles for MnFIRE donations up to $10,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. And what's more – those who donate $200 or more and receive a Miles for MnFIRE hat! Give now to make an even bigger difference for firefighters in your community: mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire/
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Miles for MnFIRE starts TODAY! Doug Foote and Kyle Bode are off and walking more than 150 miles to raise awareness and funds for firefighter health.

Want to support their exciting journey with a cause? Donate before Sept. 21 to double your impact! Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, all Miles for MnFIRE donations up to $10,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. And whats more – those who donate $200 or more and receive a Miles for MnFIRE hat! Give now to make an even bigger difference for firefighters in your community: https://mnfireinitiative.com/miles-for-mnfire/

It was a great day representing MnFIRE at the St. Paul Fire Foundation golf tournament at Oak Glen Golf Course in Stillwater. We were honored to support as a hole sponsor! ⛳ ... See MoreSee Less

It was a great day representing MnFIRE at the St. Paul Fire Foundation golf tournament at Oak Glen Golf Course in Stillwater. We were honored to support as a hole sponsor! ⛳
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