Montgomery Co. to firefighters: Fundraise elsewhere

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. -- Come Labor Day, the campaign signs are everywhere. Firefighters stand in the street, collecting money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through their annual Fill the Boot initiative.

But the Montgomery County Council worries the roadside fundraising is unsafe, and is attempting to prevent the practice.

"Sure, it's a great cause," says Councilmember Phil Andrew. "But it needs to be done in a way that's safe."

"In California and Texas, firefighters who were conducting Fill the Boot campaigns were hit by cars."

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