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  • Posted in: Open Forum

    Hello All! We are in need of a weather siren here in west-central Illinois. Has anyone had luck with grants at a national, state or local level? Our department is a 501c3. Thank you for any and all leads! ------------------------------ Kait Meeker ... More

  • Posted in: Open Forum

    David, we did a fairly extensive study and demo test late last year to replace every nozzle (and attack hose) on all of our front line rigs. We went with a combination of HEN nozzles, Elkhart XD 1.38 shutoffs, XD smooth bore and XD Chief fog tips. Regarding ... More

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    RE: Used gear

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    Our volunteer fire company has also donated used fire gear and eqyipment to the Ukraine ... they sent us pictures of our hose being used on a donated fire truck that came with no hose ... we also donated EMS supplies ... all were greatly appreciated. ... More

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    RE: Used gear

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    Van Buren Tech, located in SW Michigan takes used gear and equipment. They are a Michigan Fire Fighters Training Division Regional Training Center that provides a state certified fire academy for 11th and 12th high school age students. The school does ... More