Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts Team with Boston Bruins Foundation forOperation Warm

Operation Warm

On the afternoon of January 13, 2023, the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) and the Boston Bruins Foundation started their “Operation Warm” initiative, providing winter coats, gloves and hats to children in need. Lynn Ladder 2 and Engine 9 arrived at the Curwin Circle Recreation Hall, with the Boston Bruins mascot Blades riding step, full of boxes of winter items. Firefighters, and

Blades alike, were happily greeted by children and parents who live in the Curwin Circle neighborhood. Members of the PFFM, along with members of Lynn Firefighters Local 739, carried the boxes into the recreation hall where dozens of children gathered to receive them. The coats were designed and manufactured by ThreadTech, a local company based in the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown, owned by Donielle McKeever. The coats, available in black or navy, featured a tag with the PFFM and Boston Bruins Foundation logos, along with a space for the children to write their names on the coat.

Operation Warm has been held for several consecutive years but was recently suspendedue to Covid-19. All were happy to have Operation Warm back in full swing. The Lynn visit of Operation Warm was the first of three stops around the Commonwealth. The following week, firefighters distributed winter items to children in Holyoke, followed the next week with a stop in Brockton.

- Fire News photos by Pat Travers