Austin Firefighters Outreach Fund was created in January of 2002 following the 9/11 attacks on America. During that time period there was a tremendous outpour of gratitude toward firefighters throughout the nation. With that response the Austin Association of Professional Firefighters created Austin Firefighters Outreach Fund for the purpose of providing a non-profit tax entity, which could accept that money. Since then we have had the opportunity to help our fellow firefighters in the Austin area also reaching out to the residents who have an immediate need following a fire, flood or other natural disaster. Our hope is to build this organization to become a resource that can be counted on when a need arises.