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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: Aug 20, 2021

Edina (MN) Firefighters Will Staff New Apparatus With ECMO Equipment

A fire apparatus with a heart-lung bypass machine in it will soon be in service with the Edina (MN) Fire Department, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota, according to a report published by the Sun Current.

The unique truck will specialize in treating cardiac arrests and will be equipped with an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, or ECMO, to create a heart-lung bypass providing time to find the root cause of the arrest, according to the report. Earlier this month the Edina City Council agreed to the university/fire department partnership, the paper reported. The program received funding through the Minnesota Mobile Resuscitation Consortium, the paper reported.

The truck will have an ECMO machine, a c-arm fluoroscopy imaging scanner and cameras broadcasting several angles of the patient to a large television screen and technology to allow a cardiologist to be on call through virtual reality, the paper reported.

Two Edina firefighter-paramedics will staff the truck, which will be houses at a fire station, with two or three experts as well, the paper reported, adding that the firefighters will be trained on the truck and the ECMO equipment over the next few months with the goal of having it in service by the end of the year.

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Posted: Aug 20, 2021

McCord’s Crossroad (AL) VFD Gets Grants for Fire Truck, Station Expansion

McCord’s Crossroads (AL) Volunteer Fire Department used grant money to buy a second-hand fire truck and build an addition on to its fire station, according to a report published by The Gadsden Times.

The newspaper reported the department got a loan and a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, $26,600 in the form of a grant and $43,900 as a loan to be repaid within 10 years.

The new addition to the fleet is a low-mileage HME engine sold by a dealer in Dallas (GA), according to the newspaper, that also reported the new truck as more storage and plenty of space for extrication tools for crashes which the department responds to often.

The addition to the fire station includes a large, commercial kitchen, and administrative office, and living quarters for the members of the night-duty crew which volunteers sign up to do making night coverage possible for about 50 percent of each month, according to the newspaper.

The station also has a training area that is often used by families and organizations for special events, the newspaper reported.  

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Posted: Aug 20, 2021

Eagle Struck by Fire Truck in Liberty Township (OH)

A fire truck hit a bald eagle in Liberty Township (OH) injuring the bird, according to a report published by WCMH NBC 4.

According to the television station, a truck from Basil Joint Fire District hit the eagle at about 7:30 am on Wednesday, but continued to its destination and made notification of the strike.

The Ohio Wildlife Center and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources were called to assist the injured bird, according to the television station. The eagle was caught and taken to the Ohio Wildlife Center for treatment, according to the report.

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Posted: Aug 20, 2021

Photo of the Day: August 20, 2021

Sutphen—Flint Township (MI) Fire Department pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tank; Smart Power 6-kW generator. Dealer: David R. Desrochers, Apollo Fire Equipment Company, Romeo, MI.

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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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