Las Vegas Firefighters kick off annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Fill the Boot drive

By KEVIN CANNON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Fire Engineer Bill Caswell, left, plays the bagpipes as Firefighter Paramedic Ron Kline and MDA Goodwill Ambassador Jake Roszelle greet motorists while collecting donations for the annual "Fill the Boot" at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Fire Engineer Kurt Bacca, collects donations from motorists for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Firefighter Mari Bussio, greets motorists to collect donations for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Captain John Hurley, of Firestation 44, greets motorists to collect donations for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Firefighter Paramedic Daniel Wolfe, collects donations from motorists for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

EMS Field Coordinator Scott Phillips, left, and Fire Engineer Kurt Bacca, greets motorists to collect donations for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Fire Engineer Kurt Bacca, greets motorists to collect donations for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Probation firefighter Collin Wick, greets motorists to collect donations for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Firefighter Mari Bussio, collects donations from motorists for the annual "Fill the Boot" drive that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at the corner or Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas on Friday, April 22, 2016. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Firefighters kicked off their the annual “Fill the Boot” campaign Friday. For more than 60 years, firefighters have hit the streets with collection boots to raise money to benefit children suffering from muscular dystrophy.