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Firefighter Support

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Man standing next to a firetruck wearing a black t-shirt.

Rescue-1 Benefit Shirt: Wear the Mission, Support the Cause

April 08, 2025

The Rescue-1 Benefit Shirt is a way to give back to on-the-scene first responders in a tangible, meaningful way. Every purchase directly funds the continued operation of Rescue-1, helping us deliver essential supplies and support to disaster zones across the country.

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Crew members of CalFire standing together in front of a firetruck.

Giving Back to the Guardians of the Golden State

April 02, 2025 1 Comment

This April, the Fire Department Coffee Club and Shirt Club proudly support the Guardians of the Golden State, with proceeds benefiting the CAL FIRE Benevolent Foundation as they stand together through every wildfire, every emergency, and every loss—always taking care of their own.

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The Fire Department Coffee Firetruck in California as crew members hand out coffee to firefighters.

Fire Department Coffee’s 2,000-Mile Journey to Support Firefighters Battling California Wildfires

February 04, 2025 14 Comments

What started as a simple shipment of coffee turned into a 2,000-mile journey with our Rosenbauer Disaster Relief Firetruck, delivering coffee, supplies, and gratitude to the firefighters on the front lines of the California wildfires. 

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Orange County Firefighters sitting around a campfire drinking coffee.

January Fire Dept. Coffee Club & Shirt Club: Lifting Up the Orange County Fire Authority

January 03, 2025

January's Fire Dept. Coffee Club & Shirt Club honors the Orange County Fire Authority, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Benevolent Association. Learn about the Santiago Hand Crew, their recent accident, and how the association supports firefighters in need.

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Fire Department Coffee Brings Relief and Hope to Western North Carolina

October 23, 2024 6 Comments

The Fire Dept. Coffee team and partners drove their fire truck to Asheville, NC, delivering fresh coffee and supplies to first responders and residents impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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Fueling the Fight: Our October Mission to Support Firefighters Battling Breast Cancer

September 26, 2024 2 Comments

This October, we're stepping up to support firefighters facing breast cancer. Through our Fire Dept. Clubs, we're raising awareness and funds to help ease the burden on those battling this disease. With a special limited-edition roast and bold pink T-shirt, each purchase donates directly to the Fire Dept. Coffee Charitable Foundation to help make a difference.

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Honoring Hugh Stott: Fire Department Coffee Supports Retired Fire Chief Battling ALS

July 23, 2024 4 Comments

Fire Department Coffee honors retired West Chicago Fire Chief Hugh Stott as he battles ALS. Learn about Hugh's legacy, our $5,000 donation, and the custom coffee and T-shirt designed to support him further.

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March’s Fire Department Coffee + Shirt Clubs: Supporting the Boston Fire Cancer Foundation

February 28, 2024 3 Comments

It was November 2020.

Boston firefighter Dan Ranahan had a cough, a fever, and a newborn at home. Naturally, he and his wife suspected he’d contracted COVID and began taking all the precautions.

Yet the COVID test at the doctor's office was negative. His symptoms didn’t improve. Within two weeks, he knew why.

At age 30, Ranahan was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, and his battle began.

Ranahan’s story is one of struggle and triumph, and it’s not entirely over. But he made it this far because his brothers and sisters at the Boston Fire Department rallied around him.

He chose to repay their kindness by paying it forward again and again. In 2021, Ranahan founded the Boston Fire Cancer Foundation to support any Boston firefighter facing a job-related cancer diagnosis. 

In March, Fire Department Coffee and our customers will honor Ranahan’s fight and his mission of helping others by making the Boston Fire Cancer Foundation the beneficiary of all funds raised in March through our Fire Dept. Coffee Club and Fire Dept. Shirt Club.

For every Fire Dept. Coffee Club subscription or individual purchase, we’ll give the foundation $2. For every Fire Dept. Shirt Club subscription or individual shirt purchased, the foundation will receive $5.

March is a big month in Boston, a town with a proud Irish heritage, and the excitement peaks with the massive St. Patrick’s Day parade. Our coffee and our shirt design celebrate the fervor with an Irish Cream coffee that’s naturally flavored that we’ve dubbed “Luck’s Got Nothing to Do With It.”

The foundation has the full support of Boston Firefighters and the more than 3,500 active and retired firefighters it represents.

“Just riding on Danny’s coattails and all the great work that he’s done,” Union president Sam Dillon said. “Cancer is indiscriminate, but when we started to take a hard look at it, we realized it was discriminating against Boston firefighters and our families. Anything we can do to support these initiatives, we’re 100% behind.”

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‘The Cancer Journey Was a Whirlwind’

When Ranahan’s cough and fever still lingered two weeks after his negative COVID test, doctors ordered a chest X-ray. When the results came in, they called and told him to go in for a CT scan, which revealed a mass the size of a coconut in his chest.

Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, which is part of your body's immune system.

Over the next two weeks, the cancer spread from his chest cavity all the way to his kneecaps. He had a biopsy on a Tuesday — stage 4 — and he began chemotherapy on Thursday.

“You always hear it’s going to happen — on this job, especially,” he said. “You never expect it at 30 years old to have your life flash before your eyes.”

Ranahan has worked for Ladder 4 in Roxbury for 10 years, and he is deeply embedded in the Boston Fire Department family. His father is a firefighter. His brother, too.

When he was diagnosed, the firefighting community came to his rescue, supporting him and his family in every way possible.

“The cancer journey was a whirlwind,” Ranahan said. “The support I received from this job was incredible. People were shoveling snow, helping my wife with anything she needed. It made such a huge difference, especially with the newborn.”

Ranahan completed his final chemotherapy treatment in 2021, and the department made a massive celebration out of it. They brought apparatus from the station outside the window of his treatment room. Sirens wailed, lights flashed. When we made his way home, it was a regular parade down his street.

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Later, when reflecting on the incredible support he’d received, Ranahan and his wife couldn’t help but think about another firefighter with cancer. He was a new firefighter, and he didn’t have the same ties to the department or years-long friendships within the first responder community. That firefighter was supported by the department, but there was no mistaking that he didn’t receive the same level of attention that Ranahan received.

So the Ranahans made the decision to create the Boston Firefighter Cancer Foundation with the goal of ensuring that any Boston firefighter facing the same type of battle that he faced could expect the same type of support he received.

Today, Ranahan is in remission yet the effects of chemotherapy have affected his heart and lungs to the point where he hasn’t been able to return to work. Meanwhile, six Boston firefighters are waging their fight against cancer. They have the full support of the foundation.

“We started raising money to take any daily stresser away from anyone — transportation, meals, financial support,” Ranahan said. “We’ve found every little bit is helping. We’ve also developed a partnership with Dana Farber Cancer Institute, which gives our firefighters fast access to world-class care.”

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‘This is All About the Fight’

Boston is a fighting city. And we mean that in the best way possible.

The city — and especially the Boston Fire Department — is made up of tough men and women who stand up for each other. For all the talk about the “luck of the Irish,” the reality is that tough people make their own luck whenever possible.

So, as we thought about how to capture the spirit of the Boston Fire Department for March’s Fire Dept. Coffee Club and Fire Dept. Shirt Club, we kept coming back to that reality.

The result is “Luck’s Got Nothing to Do With It,” and we tapped into the Irish heritage and the fighting spirit that is celebrated across Boston throughout March and all year long. 

The Irish Cream coffee packs a punch like a Boston Jake, the local nickname for city firefighters. It’s naturally flavored with smooth, sweet vanilla and hints of caramel in every sip. The design on the bag depicts a Boston firefighter, shirtless but sporting a firefighter’s helmet and a pair of boxing gloves. He’s surrounded by shamrocks, and we threw in an FDC tattoo on his chest for good measure.

The same design is sprawled big and bold across the back of the green T-shirt, while the Boston Fire Department logo adorns the shirt’s front breast.

So, if you make it to Boston for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this year, you’re likely going to see this shirt. Raise your mug to the men or women you see wearing it. They’re in the fight. 

The easiest way to join them is to join the Fire Dept. Coffee Club or the Fire Dept. Shirt Club.

“This is all about the fight. We’re not taking it easy, and we’re not hanging back while people get sick,” Dillon said. “This rowdy bunch of Boston firefighters got together, and we’re fighting cancer.”

Update: Your Support Makes a Difference

Thanks to your support we were able to donate $6,863 to the Boston Firefighter Cancer Foundation. This donation will help Boston firefighters get the support they need while battling cancer. We are grateful for your unwavering support and honored to make this meaningful contribution.

 

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January’s Fire Dept. Coffee + Shirt Clubs Support Displaced Maui Fire Fighters

December 18, 2023 7 Comments

We’re teaming up with the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association. Throughout January, each purchase of the Fire Dept. Coffee Club we will give back $2. With each purchase of the Fire Dept. Shirt Club, we will give back $5, all of it to support those displaced fire fighters and ensure they have all they need each day while they work to rebuild their lives.

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December’s Fire Dept. Coffee + Shirt Clubs Benefit Las Vegas Fire and Rescue

November 30, 2023 2 Comments

No firefighter has an easy job.

Every department asks its members to sacrifice and accept risks on behalf of the community it serves. Yet some departments, by necessity, ask a little bit more of their firefighters. 

Las Vegas is the perfect example.

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Fire Dept. Coffee's New Rosenbauer Fire Truck is Ready to Serve Communities Affected by Disasters

June 21, 2023 17 Comments

Fire Dept. Coffee finally has its own firetruck. And not just any truck. It’s a brand new, fully loaded Rosenbauer Avenger that will be ready to respond with humanitarian relief during emergencies and natural disasters.

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Supporting Gainesville Firefighters with FDC's Charity of the Month Shirt Club

March 01, 2023

Support Gainesville Firefighters this March through Fire Department Coffee's Charity of the Month Shirt Club. Each purchase gives back $5 to a new cause each month.

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