Support the Oakland Fire Department

Thank you for your interest in supporting the Oakland Fire Department. Here are some ways to get involved.

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Posted: September 9th, 2018 1:02 PM

Last Updated: January 20th, 2021 7:52 PM

Support the Oakland Fire Department

Friends of the Oakland Fire Department

Friends of the Oakland Fire Department is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the non profit public benefit corporation law for charitable purposes. All donations to the Friends of the Oakland Fire Department are tax deductible.

The purpose of Friends of the Oakland Fire Department is to focus public attention on the facilities, services and needs of the Oakland Fire Department and the implementing of comprehensive strategies, public education and training in fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency medical services, all risk mitigation, emergency preparedness, 911 services and community based fire services; targeting but not limited to the specific fire safety/disaster preparedness needs and education of the disabled populations and frail senior citizens, to serve and provide charitable services for the Citizens of Oakland and all community based fire services including services to foreign language speaking citizens, and to encourage support of and gifts to the Oakland Fire Department.

All correspondence, donations and questions about Friends of the Oakland Fire Department must be addressed as follows:

Friends of the Oakland Fire Department 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3354 Oakland CA 94612

Random Acts of Kindness

This charity program has been created by dedicated firefighters from the City of Oakland, Fire Department who truly believe that we can make a difference in our community. As firefighters respond into the homes of citizens, they observe up close the personal situations where people truly need a hand to live and succeed. Random Acts seeks to plant positive seeds in our districts to the benefit of the whole community. More information can be found on the Random Acts website.

The Oakland Firefighters Random Acts is not officially associated with or sanctioned by the City of Oakland or Oakland Fire Department.