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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: 14 Last Post: Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement form for two Fire Departments	6	14	Automatic Mutual Aid Agreement form for two Fire Departments by Bigjohn24 08-31-2018, 09:09 PM
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Fire Department Based EMS Fire Departments and EMS Services that run through/with the department Topics: 53 Posts: 732 Last Post: Supplanting Fire Department general fund tax dollars with EMS Fees	53	732	Supplanting Fire Department general fund tax dollars with EMS Fees by Bigjohn24 09-05-2018, 09:21 AM

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