Globe Gear for Volunteer Fire Departments – Due June 1

The Globe Gear Giveaway, offered by Globe in partnership with DuPont and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), provides state-of-the-art turnout gear to fire departments in need throughout the United States and Canada. Each year Globe donates a total of 52 sets of turnout gear and 52 helmets to 13 all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer fire departments that are members of the NVFC. Each winning department receives four sets of gear.

To be eligible, departments must meet the following criteria:

• Departments must be all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer (over 50%).
• Departments must serve a population of 25,000 or less. 
• Department must be located in the United States or Canada and be legally organized under state or province law.
• Department or individual applying on behalf of the department must be a member of the NVFC. 
• Departments must demonstrate a need for the gear. 
• Only one application will be accepted per department.
• Departments who receive a donation of four sets of gear must use the gear for the benefit of their department and not for any other purpose. Gear cannot be resold. 
• Departments who receive gear agree that their department name, details from application essay, and photo may be used in media by Globe, DuPont, and the NVFC for the purposes of promoting the donation program.

Learn more here.