About

The Nova Scotia Firefighters Benevolent Fund (NSFBF) was formed by a group of well-established and like-minded Lunenburg County firefighters who have witnessed fellow firefighters suffer from serious illnesses and debilitating job-related injuries.

Today, Our purpose is to establish a fund that will provide financial resources and practical assistance to support any firefighter in Nova Scotia. All firefighters – career, paid-on-call, volunteer, provincial, federal, indigenous – are eligible. A firefighter is a firefighter, period.

The NSFBF founding members, who come from all walks of life with diverse backgrounds, have joined together to establish a common mission:

"To provide financial assistance to firefighters and their families during times of acute crisis."

Despite various government initiatives, such as the line-of-duty death benefit and the presumptive cancer benefits provided to the firefighter community through our health-care system, and many career departments having their own insurance and health benefits package, most firefighters are left without a safety net should they get injured in the line of duty, or suffer a personal or family health crisis.

This is where the NSFBF aims to provide support to firefighters who are going through difficult times.

Funds provided will immediately help to cover many of the firefighters’ out-of-pocket expenses, such as fuel, food or accommodation, when they must travel great distances for appointments with health-care providers.

All firefighters receive this funding anonymously. Donors, too, can remain anonymous if they wish.