Burn Foundation “Last Run” Art Sponsored by Fire & Safety Services Ltd.

This year’s art for the Burn Foundation fundraiser will be, after 43 years, the last year artist Joseph M. Getsinger will be creating it. Joe started out with the Burn Foundation in 1980 while serving in the New Jersey State Police Arson Unit. As a fire/arson detective he witnessed the damage and devastation caused by arsons and other fires to firefighters, homeowners, and their families. Burn victims/survivors relied on specialized burn centers, doctors and nurses to help them with their recovery. The Burn Foundation at that time was in it s infancy, and then President Peter Brigham and Public Relations Direc tor Jerry Hoffner welcomed Joe in an effort to raise funds for burn survivors and bring light to the need for burn centers.

The first print published for the Burn Foundation was “Night Call” and 40-plus-years later, the rest was history. Since then, Joe sought out sponsors to fund the project of creating prints to support the Burn Foundation so there would not be any funds from the Burn Foundation utilized. President David Russell of Fire and Safety Services L td., of

South Plainfield, has been a major sponsor for the last 23 years. They have sponsored the printing of the limited edition prints and the raffle tickets. Initially David’s father William Russell (President Emeritus) of Fire and Safety Services Ltd. stepped up to the plate to sponsor Getsinger’s firefighter art many times, featuring Pierce Fire Apparatus, for the Burn Foundation. David Russell has carried on the legacy of supporting the Burn Foundation and the artist. God bless them and Fire and Safety Services, Ltd.

This year’s image, “Last Run,” is dedicated to all the firefigh ters who devoted many, many years to the fire service and finally decide d to retire, remembering the last time they went on the “Last Run” w ith the fire departments they served. This is also the “Last Run" for the artist who has served 43 years creating art for the Burn Foundation, firefighters and burn survivors.

Since 1973 the Burn Foundation has worked to benefit the Greater

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