The Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation (AFRF) is the only nonprofit funding agency that supports the critical and otherwise unmet needs of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (AFRD). The Foundation provides a platform for citizens, individuals and businesses to give in support of AFRD's mission to keep Atlanta safe. The Foundation is also an opportunity to become engaged in the communities where the 36 AFRD stations live and serve. As the city's budget is primarily committed to covering firefighter salaries and benefits, the Foundation provides gap funding necessary to maintain a world-class fire and rescue institution. Support for the Foundation means being a first responder to the first responders.