Frank Love Elementary students ‘check’ in with Bothell Fire & EMS members at school event

Holding a check above their heads, Frank Love Elementary second-graders Kylene Williamson, Maddi Brooks, Trinity Cleveland and McKenna Walsh enjoyed themselves this afternoon as $5,000 went to the City of Bothell Fire & EMS to purchase items to upgrade their firefighter training room. The four girls, plus classmate Matt Wood, also wrote the top-five reports on firefighters in teacher Renee Cullom's class. Cullom, who works part time at the Parker, Smith & Feek insurance agency, organized the writing contest to go along with the agency's partnering with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company to donate the funds to Bothell Fire & EMS.

April 20, 2011 6:59 pm
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Holding a check above their heads, Frank Love Elementary second-graders Kylene Williamson, Maddi Brooks, Trinity Cleveland and McKenna Walsh enjoyed themselves this afternoon as $5,000 went to the City of Bothell Fire & EMS to purchase items to upgrade their firefighter training room. The four girls, plus classmate Matt Wood, also wrote the top-five reports on firefighters in teacher Renee Cullom’s class.

Cullom, who works part time at the Parker, Smith & Feek insurance agency, organized the writing contest to go along with the agency’s partnering with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to donate the funds to Bothell Fire & EMS.

With the donation, Bothell Fire & EMS will update the technology in their firefighter training room by purchasing an interactive white board, a new computer and a podium. This equipment will be available for use by all fire department staff for training, meetings and community classes.

“Since rescue and firefighter equipment is our first priority, often times we don’t have the budget to put into areas that support firefighter training or fire safety awareness,” said Lisa Allen with Bothell Fire & EMS. “By upgrading the technology in our firefighter training room, we will be able to provide better training for our firefighters and better classes for our community.”

“We stand behind our communities and believe it is important, especially in today’s difficult economic times, to provide support to rescue workers who risk their lives everyday to keep our communities safe,” said Mary Stein with Parker, Smith & Feek.

The grant is part of a nationwide philanthropic program funded by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company. The program is designed to provide needed equipment, training and educational tools to local fire departments. Since 2004, Fireman’s Fund has issued grants to more than 1,700 different departments totaling more than $27 million. Independent insurance agencies and brokers that sell Fireman’s Fund products, like Parker, Smith & Feek, are able to direct these grants to support the fire service.