Current Funding Initiatives
WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
Approximately 85% of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s budget goes towards salaries and benefits, leaving only 15% for essential equipment, new technology & training, and community outreach and recruiting programs. This creates funding gaps for everyday incidents and specialty units like Urban Search & Rescue, Air Operations, and Youth Development Programs.
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation works with SDFD leadership to identify these unmet needs and provides a way for the community to help. Funds raised ensure our fire-rescue personnel have the necessary items to stay protected and prepared. The better prepared they are, the safer we are.
Learn More About the Impact of Your Donations
Your donations make a significant impact on our community. Support the San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation and help us bridge the funding gaps to enhance public safety in San Diego.
Health & Safety Wellness Center
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) partnership is crucial amid recent City budget cuts. As public funds decline, the Foundation’s support is indispensable for realizing the groundbreaking Health & Safety Wellness Center. This innovative facility, one of the first of its kind nationally, underscores our commitment to the holistic well-being of our firefighting and lifeguard professionals.
- Comprehensive Services: The Health & Safety Wellness Center caters specifically to first responders’ unique health and safety needs. Services include gold-standard physical wellness exams, personalized injury rehabilitation, and prevention programs led by licensed professionals. Regular cancer and cardiac screenings ensure early detection, minimizing downtime and maximizing readiness.
- Nutrition and Education: The center will feature a commercial-grade kitchen and offer nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations to optimize first responder health. Proper nutrition helps reduce cardiovascular disease, aids cancer prevention, and enhances performance and recovery.
- Collaborative Spaces: The spacious conference and training rooms foster community and professional development. From workshops to peer support networks, these spaces promote unity across the San Diego fire-rescue community.
- Cost-Effective Investment: SDFD will reduce industrial leave and overtime costs by prioritizing prevention and early intervention, ensuring resources for critical city services.
- Enhancing Public Safety: The SDFD Health & Safety Wellness Center will empower our fire-rescue personnel to perform at their best, enhancing public safety and operational efficiency. By safeguarding their health, we minimize time lost to illness or injury, delivering significant cost savings and ensuring readiness.
Other Funding Initiatives Include:
- Community Education Program support
- Girls Empowerment Camp
- Women’s Fire Prep Academy
- SDFD Cadet Program
Ensure Safety and Protection with Your Gift
Your gifts ensure the safety and protection of our fire-rescue personnel and the San Diego region. We cannot fulfill our mission without your support. Join us today as a community partner in making San Diego and the surrounding region safer for our fire-rescue personnel and residents.
Make a tax-deductible gift of support to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation.