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Donations to the Department
The Huntersville Fire
Department receives funding from the Town of Huntersville as well as funding from a 'fire tax'. This fire tax is levied, by the County, on those residents who receive Fire and Emergency services from the Huntersville Fire Department but live outside of town, and within the unincorporated portion of Mecklenburg County. We DO NOT solicit by phone nor do we solicit door-to-door for
donations.
We do not
receive any funding from the Charlotte Firefighters Association.
We are classified as a non-profit organization and donations to the department qualify for a tax deduction. If you would like to
donate to the Huntersville FD please contact any of the three fire stations or
mail your donation to:
Huntersville
Fire Department PO Box 471 Huntersville, NC 28070
Please feel free to
contact HFD if you have any questions or concerns: 704-875-3563 For more information on the Fire tax and the ETJs; check out this news article:
http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2012/04/05/county-sets-tax-districts-for-fire-protection-2/
Fire Fighters Burn Children Fund
The Firefighters’ Burned
Children Fund was organized in 1989 by firefighters concerned about children at
the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center and other burn care facilities. More than 35% of
all burn injuries and deaths are to children. Burns are the second leading
cause of accidental death for children one to four years and the third leading
cause of death for all those under age 19. Burn injuries are emotional as well
as physical, requiring many adjustments for growing and maturing children.
Firefighters purchase special items as requested by the staff of the burn care
facilities. These are usually non-medical items that are not covered by
insurance. This has included pediatric wheelchairs, exercise equipment, and a
teddy bear or fire truck just to cheer up a child.
The Huntersville Fire
Department proudly supports the Fund. Each HFD station has an aluminum can
trailer located in the parking lot. Aluminum can donations are collected and
turned over for recycling with the proceeds going directly to the fund.
To learn more about the
Fund visit: http://www.ffbcf.org/
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