2014-05-06T12:57:32-08:00 2013-12-31 990EZ 2013-01-01 760633544 FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC FIRE 8326476770 PO Box 925 Friendswood TX 77546 Wendy Norris Chairman 8326476770 2014-05-12 true John P Norris Jr 8327225070 2014-05-12 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X www.texasloddtaskforce.com X X 131403 X 53586 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65230 17745 47485 0 0 0 12587 113658 2183 0 0 1850 1443 2417 110456 118349 -4691 33047 0 28356 33047 28356 0 0 0 0 33047 28356 0 0 33047 28356 X To provide at-need and long term assistance to fire and EMS agencies and to families who have experienced a line of duty fatality or catastrophic injury Family retreat where families of fallen emergency service workers spent a a four day weekend together to provide each other encouragement, counsel, assistance. In the year 2013 we were able to increase the weekend retreat from three days to four days. The organization also uses this time to provide extended care and counsel to these families 0 44538 Line of duty death response/at-need assistance to families and departments that have lost emergency service workers in the line of duty. 2013 was an unprecedented year in Texas for loss of life of firefighters and EMS workers. There were several multiple fatality incidents including the West Explosion, Houston, and Bryan. The organization assisted with each fatality in various ways. 0 28016 Education for honor guard teams, preparing fire and ems agencies for line of duty deaths, and for our volunteers. 0 2467 Meet & Greet for families of fallen emergency service workers. These meet & greets are gatherings for meals or at events to give survivors a chance to meet with one another at various locations across the State of Texas. 0 1607 76628 Wendy Norris Chairman 50 0 0 0 Dennis Gifford Vice Chairman 5 0 0 0 JoAnn Linnenkugel Director 2 0 0 0 John Babler Director 10 0 0 0 Barbara Marzean Director 2 0 0 0 Lucille Maes Director 5 0 0 0 Janice DeShazer Director 2 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false TX John Norris PO Box 925 Friendswood TX 77546 8326476770 false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE 0 NONE 0 true X 16300 10300 116022 16220 53586 212428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16300 10300 116022 16220 53586 212428 0 212428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42580 103798 77817 224195 436623 0 0.487 0 X Part II, line 10 Special events, and reimbursement RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Memorial Ride & Cook-Off 19482 0 19482 0 0 2400 374 1368 8548 Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stairclimb 45748 0 45748 0 0 0 0 0 1797 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65230 0 65230 0 0 2400 374 1368 10345 14487 50743 Part I, Line 10 Specific assistance to families for funeral expenses and bills. Part I, Line 16 Program expenses including: response trailers, line of duty death response, lending library, insurance, fallen firefighter family retreat, travel for LODD education/consultations, meetings with families of fallen firefighters, training for volunteers, and office expenses. Part I, Line 8 Refunds, rebates, and LODD response reimbursement from the National Fallen Fire Fighter Foundation Part III, Line 31 Meet & Greet for families of fallen emergency service workers. These meet & greets are gatherings for meals or at events to give survivors a chance to meet with one another at various locations across the State of Texas.