New Haven FD Supports Wounded Warrior Project

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New Haven Fire Department urging other departments nationwide to donate to Wounded Warrior Project through payroll deductions

New Haven Register

April 23, 2012

By William Kaempffer, Register Staff

NEW HAVEN — A Fire Department battalion chief went from firehouse to firehouse pitching an idea: Sign up for weekly payroll deductions to benefit the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project.

“My ideology was, they brought it for us, so we should bring it for them,” said Battalion Chief Paul Sandella. “I’m sure firefighters around the country feel like we do.”

The response was overwhelming. Seventy-five percent of firefighters in the city’s 10 firehouses signed up.

Now, the department and its firefighters union is reaching out to firefighters nationwide, hoping to build on the success in New Haven.

Great idea, glad to see NHFD doing their part to support the troops!