Eastside Fire and Rescue is is responding to a call for help from the Darrington Fire Department to supply a variety of items to help those impacted by the Oso mudslide.

EFR will collect the supplies from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30 in from of the Home Depot and Lowe’s stores in Issaquah. Items also can be donated any time before 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 at any Eastside Fire & Rescue Department (preferably Station 71, 190 E. Sunset Ave, Issaquah).

Items (new or used) that are needed include:

Specifically Shell Gas Station cards

Heavy-duty rain gear (The rubber type, not cloth or Gore-tex)

Rubber rain boots

Chain saw items such as bar oil, rolls of chain saw chain, chains that fit a 18”, 24” or larger size bar and chain files

Shovels

Heavy-duty metal rakes

Hatchets

Fuel mix (two-stroke oil)

Axes

Picks

Socks – Synthetic material (no cotton, please)

Long Johns – Synthetic material (no cotton, please)

Towels

Hand trowels or any had tool for fine digging