LAS CRUCES -- The Las Cruces Fire Department wants residents to be aware of an out-of-state organization that has sent solicitation material to at least one resident, and is not affiliated or endorsed by any fire department within Doña Ana County.

The solicitation, sent via the U.S. Postal Service to a resident of Doña Ana County, is from an organization called the "Firefighters Support Services" of Livonia, Mich. The solicitation appears to be in the form of a bill and asks the recipient to submit a "donation" of $10.

The Better Business Bureau has also been unable to confirm the legitimacy of the Firefighters Support Services.

Recipients of any solicitations -- especially those from an organization not known to the recipient -- are advised to refrain from responding or submitting a donation unless they are absolutely sure of the legitimacy of the organization, association or party.



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