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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.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

FL Woman Drinks ‘Elixir of Life,’ Tries to Steal Apparatus, Gets Arrested

When Kailani Jo Kroll was pulled from the cab of a Florida fire engine that she tried to steal last month, she denied being under the influence of any drugs, reports thesmokinggun.com. However, she did admit to taking the “Elixir of Life” before trying to take the apparatus.

It began August 20 as police and fire officials responded to a call about a woman acting erratically on the beach in St. Augustine Beach. Police and fire officials arrived and discovered the 39-year-old Kroll in distress, the report says.

Kroll said she needed treatment, but while being escorted to an ambulance she began running back and forth, according to the report. First responders began to disperse, but not before someone yelled that Kroll was stealing a truck.

Officials found her in the driver’s seat of an unoccupied truck, and St. Johns County Fire Rescue personnel removed her. She was handcuffed, arrested, and offered an apology, the report says, that she “lost my marbles.”

Police officials asked her if she was under the influence of anything and she said no, but that she had taken the “Elixir of Life.” The elixir is not described in court filings, but it is thought to be from the mythical world of Harry Potter, the report says. Produced by the Philosopher’s Stone, it’s supposed to grant the drinker immortality.

Kroll was arrested for grand theft auto and resisting law enforcement officers; she was released after posting a $2,000 bond.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Madison County (MS) Gets Unique $1.4 Million Sept. 11 Tribute Aerial

A unique Rosenbauer aerial, commemorating the events of September 11, was recently delivered to Madison County (MS) Fire Services, according to a report published by the Madison County Journal.

According to the newspaper report, the $1.4 million Rosenbauer 101 King Cobra fire apparatus was featured at the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, IN, in August. It features a unique paint and lettering scheme featuring all the names of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters killed in the attacks on the Twin Towers. FDNY firefighters helped design the truck, the newspaper reported.

The apparatus, which will be stationed in the Central Fire District in Canton, MS, was paid for in part with a $750,000 appropriation from the state, the newspaper reported, adding it will be used to help protect businesses and industries at the Madison County Megasite that will be home to a new Amazon distribution center.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Four Firefighters Shaken After Fire Engine Leaves Road in Lancaster (NY)

Four Lancaster (NY) firefighters were shaken up, but otherwise unhurt when the fire truck they were in left the road and crashed on I-90 on Friday, Sept. 10, according to a report published by WKBW 7ABC.

According to the television station, the fire truck from Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Department was returning to the station after a call when the crash happened. The crash occurred on the westbound lane of I-90 at exit 48A near Gunnville Road in Lancaster, the television station reported.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, according to the report.

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Posted: Sep 13, 2021

Nacogdoches (TX) Talks About Relocating Fire Stations

Nacogdoches (TX) fire officials are looking to combine and relocated most fire stations in the city, according to a report published by KTRE ABC 9.

The television station reports proposals to combine the downtown station with one on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and relocated stations at Old Lufkin Road and North Street.

The KTRE reported the city has stations that were built in 1952 and 1953, a time when the community looked substantially different than it does today. The new stations would improve staffing by accommodating enough firefighters to respond effectively, the station reported.

Response times would stay about the same as they are where the stations are located, according to the station, which also reported the new fire stations are still in the planning and conversation stage.

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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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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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