Spim-l -- Montreal area fire department discussion list
About Spim-l	English (USA) French
Welcome to SPIM-L. SPIM-L is for the discussion of any and all matters relating to la Service de la securite des incendies de Montreal ("SSIM"), its predecessors (including the Service de Prevention des Incendies de Montreal (SPIM)) and other fire departments (paid, part paid or volunteer) in the Greater Montreal area. Topics might include, but are not limited to, reports on recent fires, history, training, tactics, labor-management issues, etc. The list was created by Jim Hay after a group of us (Peter, Vern, Craig etc) got tired of CCing each other with news of fire service-related information. Obscene or indecent language is not welcome on SPIM-L. Attacks on individuals or groups are not welcome on SPIM-L. While there is no FAQ there are several www pages dedicated to SPIM and surrounding departments. Try http://www.coderouge.com or http://www.incendie.com . -----=====----- Bienvenu a SPIM-L. SPIM-L est pour la discussion de tous les sujets relatifs a la Service de la securite des incendies de Montreal ("SSIM"), ses antecedants (incluant la Service de Prevention des Incendies de Montreal (SPIM)) et autres services d'incendies (professionel, volontaire ou professionel/volontaire) dans la grande region de Montreal. Les sujets peuvent etre des comptes-rendus des incendies recents, histroire, formation, tactiques, relations entre la direction et employes etc. Cette liste a ete cree par Jim Hay apres un group entre nous (Peter, Vern, Craig etc.) devient fatigue de copier entre nous nos messages des nouvelles relatif aux services d'incendies. La langue profane n'est pas bienvenue a SPIM-L ni les attaques sur les individues ou groupes. Il n'y a pas de "FAQ" mais il y ont plusieurs pages web dedie au SSIM et les services avoisinantes. Essayer le http://www.coderouge.com ou http://www.incendie.com . To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Spim-l Archives. (The current archive is only available to the list members.)
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