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Mutual Aid - Requests for Assistance An area to post requests for assistance from fire departments or firefighters in need. Please limit posts to stations needing equipment, or fund-raising for sick or injured firefighters, needed equipment or similar needs. This is NOT for commercial posts. Also, no patch or memorabilia requests. Those will be deleted and users will be banned. All posts will be deleted in 45 days. Topics: 6 Posts: 13 Last Post: Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement form for two Fire Departments	6	13	Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement form for two Fire Departments by tree68 12-26-2018, 09:46 PM
The 9-11 Tragedy Discussion on topics specifically related to the events of 9-11 Topics: 203 Posts: 894 Last Post: Remember The Brothers 9-11-01	203	894	Remember The Brothers 9-11-01 by L-Webb 09-11-2019, 10:15 AM
Fire Department Based EMS Fire Departments and EMS Services that run through/with the department Topics: 57 Posts: 741 Last Post: Are face masks here to stay?	57	741	Are face masks here to stay? by tree68 05-18-2020, 11:32 PM

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Sticky: Wtc News by E40FDNYL35 Started by E40FDNYL35, 01-08-2004, 06:29 AM	226 responses 79,000 views 0 likes	Last Post by E40FDNYL35 05-09-2016, 02:07 PM
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Is The Motorola Minitor VI The Gold Standard Of Fire Pagers Currently? by Jim1348 Started by Jim1348, 06-20-2020, 10:56 PM	2 responses 57 views 0 likes	Last Post by jonescm 06-24-2020, 07:35 PM
Any union FFs pull FIREPAC dues? by Pump Started by Pump, 06-15-2020, 09:15 PM	0 responses 30 views 0 likes	Last Post by Pump 06-15-2020, 09:15 PM
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Social Distancing and Training by kbadler Started by kbadler, 05-12-2020, 09:27 AM	0 responses 37 views 0 likes	Last Post by kbadler 05-12-2020, 09:27 AM
Firefighting and Military Reserves by BayAreaSL Started by BayAreaSL, 05-05-2020, 11:55 AM	3 responses 54 views 0 likes	Last Post by johnsb 05-08-2020, 08:45 PM
The Kelly tool, a missing link by Here and there Started by Here and there, 01-22-2018, 07:28 PM	15 responses 1,249 views 0 likes	Last Post by FyredUp 04-23-2020, 12:03 PM
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Seattle Fire Department by Seaswimmer37 Started by Seaswimmer37, 04-07-2020, 05:40 PM	0 responses 93 views 0 likes	Last Post by Seaswimmer37 04-07-2020, 05:40 PM
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Snow and Ice in the South by LaFireEducator Started by LaFireEducator, 02-23-2015, 03:14 PM	116 responses 3,147 views 0 likes	Last Post by barongan 03-30-2020, 01:43 PM
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COVID-19 How is your dept. planning to deal with exposures? by RFDACM02 Started by RFDACM02, 03-11-2020, 10:48 AM	9 responses 310 views 0 likes	Last Post by johnsb 03-17-2020, 04:47 PM
Portable radio - make/model discussion by Skojo Started by Skojo, 03-17-2020, 08:46 AM	0 responses 55 views 0 likes	Last Post by Skojo 03-17-2020, 08:46 AM
Spotlight On: FDNY Rescue 2 by saltydogco Started by saltydogco, 03-16-2020, 12:12 PM	0 responses 83 views 0 likes	Last Post by saltydogco 03-16-2020, 12:12 PM
Do I actually have potential? Or am I simply to weak for this job? by Navid93 Started by Navid93, 03-14-2020, 12:02 AM	9 responses 209 views 0 likes	Last Post by captnjak 03-16-2020, 09:30 AM
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Would you hire me? by NCsonoffire Started by NCsonoffire, 03-02-2020, 10:15 PM	9 responses 166 views 0 likes	Last Post by johnsb 03-05-2020, 04:26 PM