Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation
 The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation was founded in 1982 by a group of DeKalb area firefighters. The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation's (GFBF) goal is to help burn survivors in their journey of recovery as well as to prevent others from experiencing the traumatic event of a burn injury.
Their mission is to partner with the fire service and burn care community to provide fire safety and prevention education, support medical facilities and assist burn survivors in their recovery.
Things The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation Does
Award funding to fire departments throughout Georgia to develop new programs or enhance existing fire safety/burn prevention efforts.
Facilitate a multidisciplinary team comprised of fire departments, mental health professionals and other community organizations to provide services to children and families affected by the trauma of fires.
Sponsor and/or assist burn survivors, family members, medical staff, fire service, and volunteers to attend various conferences, conventions and workshops to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and support within the burn community.
Provide educational materials addressing various fire safety/burn prevention topics including books, magazines, periodicals, journals, videos & DVD’s relating to burn injury, treatments, statistics, and updates.
Collaborate with the Georgia Public Safety Educators Association (GPSEA) to host bi-annual Fire and Life Safety Blitzes, bringing fire safety education to communities and schools statewide.
Collaborate with the Office of the Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner, the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, the Grady Burn Center at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Georgia Fire Academy , and the Georgia Public Safety Educators Association to form a statewide multidisciplinary taskforce to design new programs, as well as identify, study and recommend improvements for existing JFIPs. Additionally, the GFBF has partnered with the National Association of State Fire Marshals and Fireproof Children on a national level.
Provide presentations and workshops designed to educate the public on safety and prevention, as well as the emotional aspects of recovery from a burn trauma and the challenges associated with self-esteem and social acceptance of the physical changes , or “disfigurement”, often times resulting from a burn injury.
Collaboration with the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Department of Human Resources and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide and install smoke alarms in homes throughout Georgia.
Train and organize a core group of burn survivors and volunteers who are available to represent the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation at various events and speaking engagements.
Visit Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation Website.
Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation
2575 Chantilly Dr
Atlanta, GA 30324
Phone (404) 320-6223
E-mail contact@gfbf.org
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