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The purpose of the Fire Mechanics Section is to promote standardization of fire apparatus and equipment preventative maintenance, improve safety standards and practices, promote workshops, conferences, and seminars related to the purposes of this Section, and to promote cost savings through standardization of building and equipment purchasing and maintenance.

RECENT FIRE MECHANIC NEWS

Posted: Sep 11, 2018

Remembering 9/11, in 53 photos

Seventeen years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, we look back at a day that changed the world forever.

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Posted: Sep 11, 2018

Detroit Turns Off Lights, Sirens On Some Fire Runs

Detroit Fire Commissioner Eric Jones told The Detroit News Monday that disregarding traffic signals and speed limits with the activation of lights and sirens for every single run — even when it's not urgent — is unnecessarily dangerous. 

The policy, which began last month and applies to all fire personnel and those who drive fire department vehicles, classifies runs by two codes: one for emergent runs and the other for non-life threatening calls.

Previously, crews responded to all calls with lights and sirens. The city’s EMS has been dispatching runs by code for years. But the new policy now adds the firefighter runs to the same system, Jones said.

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Posted: Sep 11, 2018

Orange County To Close Aging Fire Station, And Apopka Fire Crews Will Plug The Gap

Unlike many of Orange County’s new multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art firehouses, Station 29 was a converted mobile home with a tall carport under which firefighters park the station’s lone fire engine and ambulance.

When it opened, the fire station had primary responsibility for providing fire protection and emergency medical service in an area of northwest Orange County spanning about 34 square miles, but nearly 25 square miles were located in Wekiwa Springs State Park and Rock Springs Run State Reserve.

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Posted: Sep 11, 2018

Trenton (MO) 75-Foot E-ONE Quint from Jon's Mid America

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Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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