It was late October, 2007 when Charlie Shyab’s Engine Company was called to respond to a house fire across the city. They were tasked with checking for fire in a neighboring row house. Indeed the fire had spread to the second floor of the adjacent house and was lapping at the back porches of several […]
The Snedden Family of Rocklands BBQ has been supporting the D.C. Firefighters Burn Foundation for more than a decade. Never did they expect to be on the receiving end of local D.C. rescue efforts. Bishop Snedden was out for a run near Logan Circle the day after Thanksgiving when she collapsed and her heart stopped. […]
Nestled in the wilderness of Connecticut along Deer Lake sits a magical place. Each July, heroes board a van in D.C. and make a journey eastward to conquer daily challenges and forge bonds that will last a lifetime. Who are these heroes? They are children, ages 8-17, who have survived life-altering burn injuries and a […]
On April 10th, the American Burn Association presented The Barbara Knothe Burn Therapist Achievement Award to Rebekah Allely, OT from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Rebekah has dedicated over 30 years of her professional career to being an occupational therapist for The Burn Center at MedStar WHC. Over the last 20 years, she has given countless […]
Stephanie Schneider is pediatric occupational therapist at Children’s National Hospital. The DC Firefighters Burn Foundation supports a portion of her salary so that she can build programming for burn patients and their families and maintain a database to connect patients to programming such as Burn Camp. It is also because of support and sponsorship from […]
“I hope to inspire.” That’s DC Firefighters Burn Foundation’s newest board member Joe Morgan’s goal. A poignant response since Joe inspired the creation of the Foundation. An overtime opportunity on Memorial Weekend in 1999 changed Joe’s life. He’d worked his regular shift and then was offered the opportunity to come back later that evening. Joe, […]
You showed up for Burn Survivors, Children and Families in 2023 Donors, volunteers and partners made an incredible impact on the burn survivors community in 2023. With you by our side, we were able to provide incredible support to burn survivors, families and children in 2023. With most of our events and efforts able to […]
