Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel are always busy in the community. Here is a snapshot of what Department members are doing across the county.
Don’t Forget: 2016 March of Dimes Barbecue
The 2016 March of Dimes (MOD) “Be a Superhero, March for Babies” campaign will continue Wednesday, May 25, with the Department’s annual March of Dimes Barbecue, Vendor Day and Classic Car Show at the Cecil R. G
ehr Fire Combat Training Center.
Tickets for the barbecue, which is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m., are $10 and can be purchased at the event.
The vendors will open at 7 a.m.
The annual MOD campaign allows employees to support efforts to improve the health of mothers and babies in the area. Events include County Night at Dodger Stadium, the MOD “MedWalks” at County hospitals and health centers, the Fire Department’s MOD Barbecue and county-wide “Blue Jeans for Babies” Days in May.
Last year, Los Angeles County employees raised more than $300,000.
For more information on the Fire Department’s March of Dimes fundraisers, contact Melissa Lambert in the Employee Services Section at melissa.lambert@fire.lacounty.gov.
LASD Hosts ‘Battle of the Badges’ Charity Boxing Event
Firefighters and law enforcement agents will step into the ring at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, for the annual “Battle of the Badges” charity boxing event.
Hosted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the event will include representatives from the Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Pasadena Police Department, San Diego Correctional Youth Authority and the Redondo Beach Police Department.
The Battle of the Badges will include eight bouts and three exhibition youth bouts, which will feature boxers from the Florence/Firestone area.
The event benefits the Sheriff’s Special Victims, the Sheriff’s Youth Athletic League, the U.S. Marine Corps Devil Pups and the LASD Boxing Team.
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