Press Release

Firefighters Quest For Burn Survivors: 12th Annual Rally Celebrates 12 years of Service throughout California

Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors kicks off its 12th Annual Quest Rally, with this year's Rally spanning five consecutive days: from Monday, June 2 thru Friday June 6. Traveling Caravan Style with lights and sirens, Rally participants are escorted by the California Highway Patrol. Local television personalities join the group throughout the week, working to raise funds for burn survivors as well as for burn centers, burn foundations and burn associations.

The following is a list of each day's schedule:
June 2 Monday - High Desert, San Bernardino, Riverside, East LA County
June 3 Tuesday - Orange County / Firefighters Fish off (Long Beach Sports Landing)
June 4 Wednesday - San Gabriel Valley/ Avalon
June 5 Thursday - Ventura/ Santa Barbara Counties
June 6 Friday - Los Angeles County

For specific times and locations to cover the event, contact Craig Hammond, public information officer, at (714) 306-6671.

A packed week with over 105 agencies and organizations presenting donations, Quest has established a goal of $190,000 by the week's end, exceeding last year’s  record of $182,000. To date, Quest has raised over $1,000,000 dollars.

Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors is a non-profit organization managed by firefighters and civilians who volunteer their services and are dedicated to assist those that have been affected by burn injuries. The organization hosts several fund raisers throughout each year in which donations are received and distributed on behalf of each donor to local burn centers and foundations as well as burn survivors and their families.

For more information about the organization, visit http://www.firefightersquest.org .
CONTACT:
Craig Hammond
Firefighters Quest For Burn Survivors
1146 N. Central Ave. #398
Glendale, CA 91202-2506
PHONE. 714-306-6671
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Fact Sheet

Contact:      
J. Craig Hammond
Quest Information Officer
(714) 306-6671
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The Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors and the 2008 Quest Rally

•    "Firefighters Quest for Burn Survivors" is a non-profit organization managed by firefighters and civilians who volunteer their services and are dedicated to assist anyone that has been affected by burn injuries.

•    Burn injuries are devastating, and the majority takes a lifetime to heal. The physical and emotional pain the victims suffer is something firefighters see on a regular basis. As a result, the organization was founded in 1996 following the Southern California Malibu Brush Fire.

•    Traveling with red lights and sirens, we transport our celebrity spokespersons via emergency response apparatus. Traveling from city to city we utilize our celebrities as human batons placing them on local jurisdictions apparatus for a ride through their city.

•    The organization hosts several fund raisers throughout each year in which donations are received and distributed on behalf of each donor to local burn centers and foundations as well as burn survivors and their families.

•    The largest and most popular fundraiser is known as the Quest Rally. This rally is a one-week event where our volunteer staff travels caravan style and visits Fire, Medical and Law Enforcement agencies throughout California. This Rally takes place annually during the month of June.

•    Through the efforts of this organization, support ranges from family and patient visits to providing material and/or monetary donations to the patients and/or immediate family to assist during this critical time of recovery.

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