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<br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />April 17, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i Fire Department Warns of Telephone Scam <br /> <br />The County of Hawai'i Fire Department is alerting the public to a telephone scam <br />involving solicitations for donations for volunteer firefighters. <br /> <br />At least one resident reported to the Fire Department that a person was calling homes <br />stating that they were seeking donations for the “Volunteer Fireman’s Association.” The <br />caller said that the association can also send an envelope to send the money in. <br /> <br />“The HFD does not have an organization called the ‘Volunteer Fireman’s Association,’ <br />and is not soliciting monetary donations,” the Fire Department said in a statement. <br /> <br />The resident said that the name Volunteer Fireman’s Association with the number of <br />808-400-0485 comes up on the caller ID. <br /> <br />To report suspected telephone scams, please call the Hawai'i Police Department’s non- <br />emergency number at 935-3311. <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />