FIRE MEMORIES INC
EIN 33-0803843
What they do
(1) Operated And/or Displayed Fire Trucks for Local Fairs and Parades; Exhibitions At Local Elementary Schools; And, Car Shows. (2) Presentations to Several Civic Groups and Historical Society. (3) Web Page to Present History of Fire Memories; Photos of Fire Apparatus; And, Provide Links to National Fire Museums, Organizations and Associations.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (6)
BRADLEY BALLENDIRECTOR
BRADLEY J HAMMERDIRECTOR
DOUG RIDDLEDIRECTOR
DOUGLES W HAMMERPRESIDENT & CEO
MONTE R HAMMERVICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD RENNICKTREASURER
About this charity
- Location
- PO Box 637, Beaumont, CA 92223
- County
- Riverside
- In care of
- Douglas W Hammer
- Primary officer
- Douglas W Hammer, President & CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2016
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2016
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- OAK VALLEY TAX
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2021