Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Prince George Fire Fighters Charitable Society

The Prince George Fire Fighters Charitable Society is the philanthropic arm of IAFF Local 1372, representing professional firefighters in Prince George, British Columbia. In addition to emergency response work, members organize year‑round fundraising activities and direct the money raised to external charities and community health organizations. The society focuses particularly on medical causes, hospital equipment and support for burn survivors.

According to the site, the charitable society channels proceeds from several flagship campaigns to established charities. The long‑running Muscular Dystrophy “Boot Drive” raises thousands of dollars annually for research and treatment for people living with muscular dystrophy. Since 1988, the Spirit of the North Harley-Davidson raffle has generated around $28,000 each year, which is donated to the Prince George Hospital and, more recently, to the Spirit of the North Health Care Foundation so that funds raised locally benefit a broad range of patients.

The society also promotes donations of refundable containers at a local bottle depot to support the BC Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund. That provincial fund provides life‑saving, life‑supporting and life‑enhancing services to burn survivors and delivers burn awareness, research and prevention programs across British Columbia and the Yukon. Through these channels, the Prince George Fire Fighters Charitable Society acts as a conduit, transforming community donations and raffle income into targeted financial support for specialized health services.

Beneficiaries of the society’s funding include hospital patients in Prince George who gain access to much‑needed medical equipment, individuals affected by muscular dystrophy who benefit from research and treatment advances, and burn survivors supported by the provincial Burn Fund’s programs. By leveraging the visibility and volunteer time of more than 120 firefighters, the organization regularly mobilizes local residents and businesses—such as shopping centres, Harley-Davidson retailers and the bottle depot—to participate in charitable giving.

The charitable society is overseen by IAFF Local 1372’s elected leadership, with contact details and executive roles published on the union’s site. While the website does not describe an open grant application process or competitive calls for proposals, it clearly presents the society as a discretionary funder that selects partner charities and hospital projects and transfers raised funds to them. This positions the Prince George Fire Fighters Charitable Society as a small but active grant‑making and pass‑through funding body within the regional health and community services ecosystem.