The Washington Fire Mechanics recently held a board meeting at Camano Fire’s station 3 on Camano Island. We are now posting TSB’s via social media as they become available, but limited to a maximum of one post per week. This is a brief summary of the discussions: The conference center is secured for the upcoming annual workshop. Jim Juneau will be our keynote speaker this year and provide a class as well. Classes are starting to shape up and provide another year with even more selection for returning mechanics. Financial support has been secured from Kent Bruce to sponsor our website. Kenworth Northwest and Gray lifts will be added to the vendor show this year as well. Any interested vendors should contact a member of the board for more information. This year’s class schedule change should be a nice change of pace and allow events to flow more smoothly...

It's that time of the year again for Washington Fire Chiefs (WFC) members to consider their peers for nomination for the WFC "Chief Dan Packer Fire Chief of the Year Award".

Nominations for the special award may be submitted by any WFC member or Section member in good standing, including a City or County elected official, an administrator or a fire commissioner.  Nominations must be submitted by April 1st of this year....

WFC Fire Administrative Support (WFAS) recognizes that some departments do not have the budget available for their administrative staff to attend section functions.  Knowing the benefits of continuing education, increasing workplace proficiency and the value of network sharing, we have created a scholarship fund to assist these individuals. Money collected from the raffle at our annual conference each year funds this program.  The scholarship is designed to cover, or assist with, registration fees and/or travel & lodging costs for the recipients to attend section functions.

The following is a guideline for disbursement of these funds:

1. Interested WFAS members shall fill out the application and forward it to the Scholarship Chair.
2. The application shall include a written summary as to the reason for the request.
3. Priority for funds usage will be toward registration; if scholarship funds are still available after grants are made, funds will be applied to other conference costs, ie. lodging, travel expenses, etc, dependent upon need and availability. 
4. The Chair will appoint a committee to review all applications and select an applicant(s) to receive scholarship funds.

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Holmatro CORE Technology hose reels are equipped with a foldable handle for hose winding. This handle folds out and locks in one step, so it's easy to use. During storage it can be folded in again to save space in rescue vehicles. The hose reels are available on all Holmatro's SR 31/32 and SR 41/42 Spider Range pump models, including CORE hoses of 50 or 65 feet. They also come separately, as single or double hose reels, with CORE hoses of the same length. These single and double hose reels are equipped with soft-grip carrying handles and a brake system that prevents accidental unwinding of the hoses. www.holmatro.com, 410-768-9662

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MagneGrip Group Sliding Flexhose Track system is a compact system, making it a suitable solution where low ceilings or narrow spaces between apparatus may be problematic. The Flexhose system has no hanging hose loops to block access to doors or loading and it requires only 18-inch aisles between vehicles. MagneGrip systems are easy to use. They are fully automatic, have wireless auto-start activation, and will not slow down response time. A support cable inside the hose eliminates stretching or stress and also ensures a smooth nozzle disconnect with every exit. Fire departments purchase these systems to reduce firefighter risk to known cancer-causing diesel exhaust emissions. www.magnegrip.com 800-875-5440

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