Logistically organizing, repairing and refurbishing equipment in two states and with two locations to cashe them before shipping is quite a challenge. We have been working with several Oregon State Firefighters to put together a shipment to our friends in Culiacan in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico. We hope to be able to make the call for the pickup sometime within the next month. Turnouts, helmets, gloves, hoods, boots, scbas, hose, nozzles, foam, extrication equipment and more await them from our two locations in Seattle and Portland. If you are near by in either location and would like to help contact us through the website. Thanks

Jeff Hennessey our brother from Chicago Fire Dept recently returned from the state of Guanajato where he has been carrying on a personal effort to help the firefighters in a small town he has grown to love. We were able to help get him some equipment to bring and they were very appreciative. He is trying to help them work on some of the safety issues we take for granted in our country and as we so often have experienced, it is taking time. He is looking for any help and you if interested he can be contacted through us. Just send a message we will forward to Jeff.

One of our goals is to work with and through other groups to help as many emergency workers as we can.

Recently, Jeff hennessey our Chicago Firefighter brother who has been visiting Guanajato in Mexico brought them equipment he was able to acquire from a department near him that contacted our website.

When we get a call for a donation and we are unable to pick it up or it can’t be shipped by the donor, we try to put the donation with those who we know nearby that can not only pick it up ,but be able to take it to their department they help outside the US. Through this network we hope to be able to get as much as we can into the hands of those who can use it. If you are thinking about donating be patient we will try to get it picked up in a timely manner. Thanks

As a result of our partnership with Hurst we have had a surge in interested Firefighters, Nurses and other emergency workers who are curious and wanting to help others in other countries. We have been working to add pages to the website to help answer those many questions that come up. For now our Blog will do the job. We currently have two trips planned already to Mexico in 2010 and are just about covered with instructors and enterpreters. We are looking though to add one or two others as we see the need. Keep checking the website and sign up for the newsletter to keep up to date. Thanks