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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: 15 Last Post: Please Help! Assistance for a Firefighter's Family	6	15	Please Help! Assistance for a Firefighter's Family by JoanneFraser 07-22-2020, 07:28 AM
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