Once again, this July the Foundation flew 8 kids to Union, CT for the Children’s Burn Camp.

Along with the kids, 5 members of the Foundation and two of our burn nurses spent a week in the woods of upstate Connecticut.

Ropes, archery, boating, swimming, kayaking, hiking, volleyball and dodging massive mosquitoes were just a few of the weeks activities.

This summer the camp provided a week of fun for approximately 80 young burn survivors ages 8-18 from D.C., New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and as far away as Russia, Croatia, and Honduras.

The Foundation covers the cost of airfare, supplies for the camp, and any other expense for each child from the D.C. Metro Area.

Trading Spaces:
Nurses From Washington Hospital Center Burn Unit Go Through Fire Training

On June 27th members of the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation gave several nurses from the Washington Hospital Center's Burn Unit a chance to “get their hands dirty.” It was a cooperative agreement between the foundation and DCFD to let the nurses experience being a firefighter. About a dozen nurses donned turn out gear and went through the SCBA Maze, the flashover simulator and the burn building at the DCFD Training Academy.

In what has become a yearly tradition between the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation, The Burn Center, Children's Hospital and the D.C. Fireboat, several children were treated to rides on the John Glenn on Saturday June 7th. Members of the Foundation prepared lunch for the kids, all of which are young burn survivors ages 7-18 from D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Once again U.S. Park Police assisted by giving a look at Eagle 1 and their K-9 Unit.

 

Generous Donation from O.W.L. Fire Department

This is way past due but the OWL Volunteer Fire Department made a very generous donation this spring. Several members of our department who volunteer for the “OWL” helped us obtain a 2000 Ford Excursion. They even went as far as having the vehicle repainted.
The Excursion will be used in the unfortunate times that a firefighter is hospitalized in the burn center to transport the family members, at fundraising events, burn camp activities and numerous other foundation activities.
Thank you to the OWL!!

This June the D.C. Firefighter’s Burn Foundation was awarded a grant in excess of $161,000 from FEMA to create a Burn Prevention Program. These funds will be used to create a joint outreach program consisting members of the Foundation, staff from the Burn Center and Children’s Hospital. Our goal is to reduce the number of burn seen in pediatrics and senior citizens in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

The D.C. Fire Department has been a long time customer of Scott Health and Safety purchasing millions of dollars worth of SCBA and components, Thermal Imaging Cameras and Gas Meters. This January, Scott made a very generous donation to the Foundation in the amount of $10,000. After a tour of the Burn Center Mr. Darren Lockridge, Regional Sales Manager and Tom Korb, Scott North America presented President Jason Woods and Vice President Jimmy DiGregory with a check for $10,000. This money will be used to purchase equipment for the Burn Center which always provides members of our department with care that far exceeds anyone’s expectations.

On January 9th the Foundation presented the Surgical Care Unit at Children’s National Medical Center a check for $30,000. With the new Patient Care Tower that opened at Children’s in November the Surgical Care Unit received a new state of the art facility. The Surgical Care Unit treats pediatric burn and trauma patients from the Washington Metropolitan Area. The money donated to Children’s will be used to purchase equipment for burn treatment, pain management devices, training for the staff, burn prevention education, and items to help young burns survivors stay at the hospital a little more comfortable.