St. Paul firefighters generating some heat of their own (w/video)

St. Paul firefighters may have to put out more flames after the release of their 2012 calendar.
They want Facebook users to choose their favorite smoldering firefighter to grace the cover before the calendar comes out in September. Voting begins today and runs through Aug. 3. The firefighter who receives the most "likes" on Facebook will land on the cover.
"I was on the cover in 2010," said organizer and St. Paul firefighter Drew Pawlitschek, who is one of six firefighters featured. "I'm sure it'd be quite OK if one of the other guys were" on it this year.
This is the third year Pawlitschek is putting together a calendar for charity. In 2010, the calendars netted $5,000, Pawlitschek said. This year, about $7,000 was generated for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Autism Society of Minnesota.
Money raised from the 2012 edition will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and potentially to other charities, he said. The goal is to raise $20,000.

Calendars can be bought in advance at http://stpaulfirefighter.com. - Vote on Facebook
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By Brady Gervais
Pioneer Press