Helping Our Hometown Heroes

Large or small, every donation is a heroic act

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is dedicated to improving the life-saving capabilities and the lives of local heroes and their communities.


20Million Dollarsgranted to hometown heroes

1000+communities impacted=countless lives saved

1467benefiting organizationsand counting

Serving Subs & Saving Lives

Millions of dollars donated to thousands of public safety organizations

The Foundation allocates funding in five distinct areas:

  • Life-Saving Equipment
  • Prevention Education
  • Scholarships and Continued Education
  • Support for Members of the Military
  • Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Relief

Vehicle Extrication Equipment

MIDWAY FIRE DISTRICT - GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA

The donated tools improve the department’s rescue capabilities for victims in collapsed structures and motor vehicle accidents.

Rescue Boat

CASCADE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - GREAT FALLS, MONTANA

The donated boat greatly increases rescue capabilities in response to water-related incidents and natural disasters involving flooding.

Firefighter Brush Shirts

COLORADO SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT - COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

This specially designed wildland gear helps protect firefighters and increase performance capability when battling raging wildfires.

    How you can help

    Spare Change – Drop your spare change into the donation canister between the registers at any Firehouse Subs restaurant.

    Round Up – "Round Up" your credit card or cash purchase to the nearest dollar every time you visit a Firehouse Subs.

    Pickle Buckets – Load up on empty 5-gallon pickle buckets. Each Firehouse Subs restaurant recycles these leftover buckets, available for a $2 donation to the Foundation. Use the pickle buckets for painting, gardening, washing the car, or anything else you can think of.

    Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation was founded in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Firehouse Subs co-founders, Chris Sorensen and Robin Sorensen, traveled to Mississippi where they fed first responders as well as survivors. As they traveled back to Florida exhausted and exhilarated, they knew we could do more and the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation was born.

    Whether you are asking for a donation or making a donation see how your extra change makes a difference

    Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and Firehouse Subs is our largest corporate donor. Portions of the annual operating costs for Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation are kindly funded by Firehouse Subs. The remainder of our annual operating income comes from the generosity of individual and corporate donors.

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    Help Us Help Our Hometown Heroes

    Since inception, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has donated millions of dollars to support every facet of public safety. Our heroes deserve our support and you can help make a difference.

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