
Safe Shift was created in 2017 as a fundraising arm of the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation. The trustees recognized a need to generate sustainable funding for the Health and Wellness programs for the firefighters and their families that serve their communities in southern Arizona. All net sale proceeds from the store go directly to the Foundation.
Safe Shift sells a wide variety of inventory donated by families & businesses and is staffed entirely by volunteers.
“Have a Safe Shift” is the good luck phrase passed by one shift of firefighters to the next.
The Greater Tucson Fire Foundation works to ensure that all fire department personnel have a “safe shift” at home as well as while they are at work.

The Officers of the Board of Trustees
Mike McKendrick
Chair
Assistant Chief, Tucson Fire Dept (Ret.)
Heath Evans
Vice-Chair
Assistant Chief, Tucson Fire Dept (Ret.)
Gerry Bates, PhD
Secretary
Assistant Chief, Tucson Fire Dept (Ret.)
G. Vernon Babilon
Treasurer
CEO, Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Union
Adam Dellos
Community Liaison
CEO, Adam D Technologies
The Greater Tucson Fire Foundation Board of Trustees establishes policies and procedures, provides active and ongoing oversight of the fundraising activities, in order to maintain a stable, fiscally transparent, responsible and long-term organization.
The Greater Tucson Fire Foundation was founded in 2010 and is a 501-C(3) nonprofit corporation: Tax ID #27-3155431.
In Memorium:
Patty Vallance 2020
