Felling Trailers is conducting its ninth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization. Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation is the 2021 recipient.
Felling Trailers wants to help generate awareness about the hidden health dangers and cancer risks firefighters face while serving and beyond. Thus, Felling Trailers manufactured and painted one of its most popular trailers the signature fire engine red with custom fire engine gold pinstriping, bearing the Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation emblem. The online auction of the trailer will run for seven days: Sept. 5-11. Several of Felling Trailers' suppliers have joined to support the Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation by sponsoring the trailer build, from lighting to tires to decking. The 2021 Trailer for a Cause sponsors are Trans-Texas, PPG, Dexter, Sealco, Peterson, Industrial Wood, Demco, Pacific Rim, and Metal Crafters/Flexco. The entire amount of the winning bid will benefit the Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation.
The Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation’s mission is to provide funding and resources for the state’s 774 fire departments to obtain the best available equipment, technology, and training. The foundation’s Hoods 4 Heroes campaign goal is to provide 500 particulate hoods to those departments that cannot afford this type of PPE or have applied for grants and been denied. A particulate hood protects firefighters from absorbing dangerous chemicals into their skin, covering the area around the head, neck, and ears, preventing carcinogens found in smoke from getting on those areas.
"Each year, over 70 firefighters die in the line of duty. Since 9/11, over 7,000 firefighters have been diagnosed with some form of cancer or a disabling health diagnosis,” says Tim Trainor, Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation president. “These hoods are a minor step toward cancer mitigation and prevention. Cancer has become the No. 1 killer of fire service members outpacing cardiac arrest in most recent years.”
The online auction can be viewed at www.felling.com/our-company/trailer-for-a-cause/.
For more information on the Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation, visit www.mnfff.org.
For more information about Felling Trailers, visit www.felling.com.
