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When you Fill the Boot you are empowering kids and adults living with a neuromuscular disease to live longer, more independent lives.

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What is Fill the Boot?

Since 1954, fire fighters across the country have collected critical funds in the community – one dollar at a time – as part of the Fill the Boot program to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The partnership between MDA and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) began when the IAFF signed a proclamation designating MDA as its charity of choice, vowing to continue raising awareness and funds to ensure effective treatments and therapies are found. The dollars raised through Fill the Boot fund MDA’s mission of empowering people living with neuromuscular disease to live longer, more independent lives.

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IAFF Fill the Boot Leaderboard

Rank Local/Department 2024 Total Raised
1 L2068 Fairfax County VA $173,981
2 L0058 Dallas TX $166,570
3 L0493 Phoenix AZ $152,039
4 L2546 Suncoast FL $148,197
5 L0140 Nashville TN $133,105
6 L2665 Pro. Firefighters of Eastern MO $128,571
7 L0122 Jacksonville FL $122,000
8 L2928 Palm Beach County FL $115,094
9 L0936 Corpus Christi TX $113,200
10 L0002 Chicago IL $100,992