by: Vivian Chow
The 27th Annual Hope For Firefighters event benefitting the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firefighter’s Fund was held in downtown Los Angeles Thursday. KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade hosted the event where 20 sponsored teams competed for trophies and prizes in firefighter games.
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass attended the event where funds were raised through sponsorship, meal ticket sales, raffle items and the sale of LAFD merchandise.
The event featured live music, meals prepared by 25 different LAFD stations, fire apparatus demonstrations and firefighter teams competing in games with all proceeds benefiting the L.A. Firemen’s Relief Association’s Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firefighter’s Fund.
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