2013 Lifesaving Awards Ceremony

Firefighters and medics to be recognized

May 23, 2013 | 2 min reading time

This article is 12 years old. It was published on May 23, 2013.

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 Media Advisory

 

WHO:  Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson

 The Lifesaving Foundation

WHAT: Lifesaving Awards Ceremony

WHEN:  Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 6 p.m.

WHERE:  St. Louis Community College, Forest Park Campus

Mildred E. Bastian Performing Arts Center Theatre

5600 Oakland (Corner or Highland and Oakland)

 

Tonight the St. Louis Fire Department and the St. Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation will recognize firefighters and medics for their actions that saved a life.

The St. Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation is a private 501(c)(3), nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that supports the St. Louis Fire Department and the people whom it serves.  The Foundation is a way that individuals, corporations and organizations can contribute to helping the life-savers help you.

Through the St. Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation new technology in safety gear can be purchased and educational opportunities can be provided which can make the difference in life and death situations.

For more information, visit the lifesavingfoundation.org web site.

You are cordially invited to assign a reporter and/or camera/videographer.

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