The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, March 23, 1996               TAG: 9603230359
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Briefs 
DATELINE: SUFFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

PHONY SOLICITATION

Fire officials have warned that a telemarketing firm has been illegally soliciting donations for the department recently.

Suffolk Fire Department does not receive funding from any telemarketing firm and any claim to that effect is false, said Fire Chief Mark R. Outlaw.

For more information, call 539-8787. by CNB