The Wichita Falls Firefighters Benevolent Fund is committed to providing support to their member firefighters and their families when tough times hit. The Wichita Falls Professional Firefighters Association is composed of the men and women of The City of Wichita Falls, TX Fire Department. The WFPFFA are proud members of the International Association of Fire Fighters as IAFF Local 432, and are members of the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters as well.
Category: First Responders
Georgia Police K9 Foundation Receives $10,000 Grant
The Georgia Police K9 Foundation is dedicated to providing support and equipment to help K9 officers in Georgia. The Homes for Heroes Foundation awarded the organization a $10,000 hero grant to assist in their mission to support K9 agencies, their K9s and handlers, to assure they are highly trained and equipped to protect and serve their communities; and also receive the support they need in retirement.
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5 First Responder First Time Home Buyer Tips and Ways to Save
It’s easy to get overloaded with information when entering the real estate market, especially if you are a first responder first time home buyer. You are probably very good at handling stress, because that’s part of your job. But the stress that comes from diving into the housing market for the first time is a different brand altogether. It involves loan applications, reams of paperwork, negotiating skills, a basic financial understanding of how loans work and more. None of this is intuitive. Very little of it calls on the skills you use to be successful first responders. So, let’s take a step back for a minute.
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First Responder Home Buying Programs | Great Ways to Save on a Home
First responder home buying programs are designed to help first responders find and afford a home. They give so much to a community that often the community wants to give back to first responders. Providing good and affordable housing is just one way to say thank you.
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First Responder Discounts | Special Deals on Homes, Tech, Food, Clothing, Fitness
Companies like to give first responder discounts for the same reason Homes for Heroes gives money saving Hero Rewards to first responders: it feels good to give something back to the folks who give so much to our communities. There are a lot of discounts out there, but there are also a lot of firefighting, EMS, rescue and police (including 911 operators, state troopers, and correctional officers) units. It makes sense that this is a long list.
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Thank You First Responders | First Responder Appreciation | Fire, Police, EMS
The ability to say “Thank You First Responders” is tricky. Usually, if they have arrived, you are in an emergency situation, so there often isn’t time or opportunity to show your appreciation. Often folks go back, after the emergency, to thank individual or whole crews of rescuers. And that’s great. First responders such as police officers, EMS workers and firefighters really love to get those notes and tokens of gratitude from the people they have rescued.
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Mortgage Loan Programs for First Responders | Ways to Save
Among the mortgage loan programs for first responders, there are two existing initiatives (and one proposed change) that you should keep an eye on. They work together or separately. If you are a first responder–police officer, EMS professional or firefighter–looking to buy a home, these discounted home loan programs for first responders are designed for you. Knowing how they work is a good step in the right direction of finding a home.
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First Responder Refinance | Save on Your Mortgage Refinance
Saving money on a first responder refinance can be a great help if you know what you are doing. Refinancing is a unique real estate transaction because it doesn’t involve buying a house or selling a house. At face value, it looks like you and your mortgage broker are just shuffling numbers around. At the end of the shuffling, however, your monthly mortgage may be dramatically decreased OR you may have a chunk of money (if it’s a cash out refinance) to use for home improvements.
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10 Powerful 9/11 Quotes to Remember and Reflect | Never Forget
There are many powerful 9/11 quotes one can find to offer a perspective on the events of September 11, 2001. We have assembled ten quotes, and to us they offer a powerful perspective from people who experienced it from different places, like many of us who remember that day. Please take pause to read the words of these ten individuals. To remember, reflect, and never forget what was lost, and what was built out of that terrible tragedy.
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First Responder Home Loans | Ways to Save on a First Responder Mortgage
The first responder home loans we are covering in this post have specific discounts or deals that are tailored to firefighters, EMS workers and police officers. You can spend a lot of time searching for them (and trying to guess the right search terms)…or you can let us do it. Homes for Heroes has been serving the first responder community for more than 20 years, so we can help you find savings that could make your new home more approachable.
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