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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: 5 Posts: 9 Last Post: Need help! Please read	5	9	Need help! Please read by FIRE117 12-17-2016, 04:00 PM
The 9-11 Tragedy Discussion on topics specifically related to the events of 9-11 Topics: 203 Posts: 882 Last Post: Redacted 28 pages of 9/11 Report	203	882	Redacted 28 pages of 9/11 Report by scfire86 04-22-2016, 11:23 AM
Fire Department Based EMS Fire Departments and EMS Services that run through/with the department Topics: 52 Posts: 729 Last Post: Bariatric Patient stuck in a tub... How do you get them out?	52	729	Bariatric Patient stuck in a tub... How do you get them out? by tree68 05-30-2017, 05:03 PM

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Grenfell Tower fire by johnsb Started by johnsb, 06-15-2017, 09:26 AM	65 responses 1,770 views 0 likes	Last Post by APerfectProbie Today, 01:04 AM
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Firefighting Failure At Waltham, MA. : Why Departments Need Equipment I Suggested. by APerfectProbie Started by APerfectProbie, Yesterday, 05:17 PM	6 responses 37 views 0 likes	Last Post by APerfectProbie Today, 01:00 AM
Video: Elysian Park Fire by PhuTographer Started by PhuTographer, 07-19-2017, 02:37 AM	5 responses 52 views 0 likes	Last Post by PhuTographer 07-22-2017, 11:06 PM
Why are water cans even considered when portable CAFS packs are available? by APerfectProbie Started by APerfectProbie, 07-16-2017, 07:34 PM	20 responses 241 views 0 likes	Last Post by johnsb 07-22-2017, 10:52 PM
Swivel dump or 3-way on tanker? by EastKyFF Started by EastKyFF, 07-20-2017, 11:50 AM	7 responses 58 views 0 likes	Last Post by johnsb 07-22-2017, 10:46 PM
Happy Trump Day! by LaFireEducator Started by LaFireEducator, 01-20-2017, 09:20 AM	809 responses 9,063 views 0 likes	Last Post by scfire86 07-22-2017, 09:29 PM
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Take out your pants pocket by brucebrown Started by brucebrown, 07-14-2017, 12:45 PM	3 responses 96 views 0 likes	Last Post by Mr Pita 07-21-2017, 06:59 PM
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Firefighter discounts by DTLarson Started by DTLarson, 04-15-2007, 04:18 PM	36 responses 74,889 views 0 likes	Last Post by swflintz 07-21-2017, 08:15 AM
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What's the most you ever... by johnsb Started by johnsb, 05-31-2017, 10:21 PM	15 responses 301 views 0 likes	Last Post by tree68 06-11-2017, 10:32 PM
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