TERRY FUND VOLUNTEER

The Terry Farrell FireFighters Fund was established after 9/11/01 in memory of Terry Farrell, killed while serving with Rescue 4/FDNY and past Chief of the Hicksville and Dix Hills Fire Departments. The Fund supports the families of firefighters across the United States with Educational and Financial Grants

WHAT WE DO. The Fund to date has given out over $3,250,000 to the families of firefighters and an additional $4,00,000 in surplus gear and apparatus nationwide:  We grant scholarships to the children of firefighters and Emergency Workers across the Country  We assist with financial needs of emergency Workers in times of medical emergencies. Such assistance is available to all first responders nationwide.  We provide Cardiac Defibrillators to Educational Institutions and Communities showing need.  We provide emergency medical funding to any first responder or family member during times of need.  We supply rural Fire Departments with surplus equipment and apparatus donated from Fire Departments having a greater tax base and ability to obtain gear through such tax base.  We set-up and sponsor Blood and Bone marrow collections to assist with matching Donors and Cancer Victims nationwide.  We provide training to any first responders who can neither afford nor obtain such training.  We respond to disaster areas in the United States with needed emergency gear, apparatus and medical equipment.  We establish and train high school students as Explorer firefighters who can have a career as first responders. And we remain an all volunteer Fund with chapters in 16 States from New York