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City of Alpena Fire Department warns of charity scam

ALPENA, Mich. — The City of Alpena wants to warn residents of a charity scam going around the area.

Alpena’s fire department has become aware of phone and mail communications soliciting support for the Firefighters Charitable Foundation out of Farmingdale, New York. The communications state that money collected will be used to support victims of fires and volunteer fire departments. The organization claims to have a P.O. Box in Madison Heights, which is in the metro Detroit area, but there is no evidence that it provides support to anyone in Michigan, or locally.

If you would like more information on this topic, or on how to support your local fire departments, contact City of Alpena fire chief, Bill Forbush, at (989)354–1850.