Each year Nova Scotia Firefighters receive thousands of emergency calls. Fire fighters respond to the problem as quickly as possible. But the commitment and dedication to the injured does not end when the emergency is under control and trucks are back in the station.

The Nova Scotia Fire Fighter’s Burn Treatment Society was started in 1982 by three Halifax firefighters who wanted to contribute personally to the fight against burns. Rallying fellow firefighters, by 1983 they were able to incorporate the Society to further burn prevention education and to raise funds to assist in the provision of modern burn treatment.

Every year the Society, with the help and participation of firefighters throughout Nova Scotia, holds special fund raising events. For over 35 years the annual Bowl-A-Thon for Burn Care, where firefighters, burn care nurses, burn support groups and their families travel to Halifax for a fun day of bowling, is just one of the larger events hosted by the Society. The proceeds from these events are primarily used to fulfill special requests from the QE2 Hospital and the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital For Children - the two burn treatment centres in Nova Scotia and, to operate a week long summer camp (Camp Connect) for burn survivors of all ages.

As well, the Society is involved with the Nova Scotia Burn Support Group. This volunteer organization is comprised of burn survivors who come together to share experiences and to discuss how to cope with the physical and emotional needs resulting from burn injuries.