Northern – North Bay
On Wednesday, November 5th, Erika Mendoza from Survivor Services was able to ride along with Ross Valley Fire and go from station to station collecting donations for AARBF. An amazing total of $20,170 was raised. Sixteen fire departments from across Sonoma and Marin County joined in, bringing back the procession of engines and making this year’s North Bay Firefighters Burn Relay truly impactful. Thank you to all of the departments for coming together to support our mission.
Northern – South Bay/Peninsula
On Thursday, November 6th, the South Bay Firefighters Burn Relay took place, with Lea Elder from our Executive Board accompanying Erika Mendoza from Survivor Services as they traveled from station to station. Although there was no engine procession this year, each department warmly welcomed the relay team and showed tremendous generosity. Starting in Santa Clara and ending in Daly City, the relay raised an outstanding $44,973.50 in just one day, making it another truly impactful and successful event for our burn survivor community.
Southern – LA County
On Friday, November 7th, Chris McKeever from our Executive Board and Martha Banks from our Survivor Services team traveled to six southern California fire departments for the SoCal Firefighters Burn Relay. The Relay was able to raise an awesome total of $21,500. Thank you to the six wonderful fire departments that were able to be a part of this year’s relay, we look forward to being able to bring the full engine procession back for next year.