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Firehouse Subs® Heats Up Westover City Fire Department With More Than $19,700 Worth of Life-Saving Tools
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Comes to the Rescue with Otherwise Unavailable Equipment
 
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is awarding much needed equipment to the Westover City Fire Department during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Brook Highland Firehouse Subs in Birmingham. Otherwise unavailable due to fire district budget constraints, the department benefits with ten complete sets of turnout gear worth more than $19,700. The donated gear will act as a personal protectant, improving the safety of the response team during life-threatening operations. Since 2005, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has donated more than $353,000 to public safety entities in Alabama.
Firehouse Subs is renowned for hearty, oversized portions and piping hot subs. The founders’ 200-year firefighting heritage inspired the formation of the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, which provides funding, resources and support to public safety entities.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be able to support the men and women who have dedicated their lives to protect ours,” said Claudia Porter, franchisee of the Birmingham Firehouse Subs restaurant. “The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation gives us the opportunity to show our appreciation in the best way possible, by giving back.
Each restaurant recycles leftover, five-gallon pickle buckets and sells them to guests for $2. Donation canisters on register counters explain the non-profit’s mission and collect spare change, while the round up program allows guests to literally “round up” their bill to the nearest dollar.

The presentation takes place at the Firehouse Subs located at 5269 Hwy., 280 South in Birmingham. Attendees to the event include local firefighters and their families, franchisee Claudia Porter, area representative David Conklin and Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation specialist Eric Sorensen.

In 2005, Firehouse Subs created the non-profit, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, with the mission to provide funding, life-saving equipment and educational opportunities to aid first-responders. Through the non-profit 501(c)(3), Firehouse Subs has given more than $3.9 million to hometown heroes, including fire and police departments and EMS organizations.

Firehouse Subs, founded in Jacksonville, Fla., by former firefighting brothers Chris Sorensen and Robin Sorensen, is a 505-unit fast casual restaurant chain. Firehouse Subs offers oversized portions of premium hand-sliced meats, steamed to make the flavors burst, then piled high with fresh produce atop a toasted sub roll. The restaurants reflect the authentic firefighter heritage, as well as the founding family’s 200 years of firefighting service.

For more information on Firehouse Subs or this donation, please visit Firehousesubs.com, Facebook.com/firehousesubs or follow on Twitter at @firehousesubs.