Firefighters to hit streets for annual ‘Boot for Burns’ fundraiser in Citrus Heights

Updated 11:27 p.m., Feb. 10 —
Firefighters plan to hit the streets and fill their boots with donations at Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane for the 23rd annual “Fill the Boot for Burns” fundraiser in Citrus Heights.

Reporting over $138,000 in donations during last year’s fundraiser, the local four-day “boot drive” is one of several-dozen similar events held across the state that together raised nearly $500,000 last year for the Sacramento-based Firefighters Burn Institute.

The 2017 fundraiser will be held from Feb. 9-12, with a free safety fair on Feb. 11 in the Sunrise Mall parking lot from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., according to an event listing on the mall’s Facebook page. The fair is scheduled to include giveaways, prizes, and a helicopter landing.

The burn institute was founded by firefighters in 1973 after a Sacramento plane crash killed 22 people and burned many others. The local nonprofit is known for its work to provide treatment and recovery programs for burn survivors, as well as burn-related training and kids camps.

According to the Institute’s website, the organization also gave $2 million toward the new UC Davis Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center, which was named in recognition of the Institute’s contributions.

—

2017 event information:
When: Thurs. – Sun., Feb. 9-12
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (4 p.m. on Sunday)
Where: Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, intersection

Safety Fair:
When: Saturday Feb. 11
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Sunrise Mall parking lot (Sunrise/Greenback)