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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 30, 2021

Ahmeek Village (MI) Fire Department Uses Crowd Funding to Help Pay for Fire Apparatus

Ahmeek Fire Department is supplementing a United States Department of Homeland Security grant through GoFundMe to purchase a fire truck, reports Keweenaw Report.

The fire department posted to GoFundMe, “Last summer, we received a FEMA grant for a new rescue truck, totaling $173,000.00. We are $45,000 short of the total purchase price. This new vehicle is replacing a 1985 pickup truck that is a mechanical nightmare and unsafe. The rescue truck will carry a vast array of rescue equipment for various types of emergencies and it will respond throughout the region when requested.”

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Posted: Sep 30, 2021

Harvard (MA) Fire Department Eyes New Aerial/Pumper; CPIC on Board

The Harvard (MA) Fire Department will soon be asking the town to approve funding for a new combination aerial/pumper truck, reports harvardpress.com.

Swayed by a state grant that would fund 44% of the total estimated cost (about $1.7 million) for the apparatus, the Capital Planning and Investment Committee (CPIC) recently voted unanimously to recommend the purchase. The remainder would be funded by excluded debt, which has to pass at both a mid-October town meeting and at the ballot box on November 2, according to the report.

Earlier: Harvard (MA) Voters to Consider Debt for Fire Dept. Aerial

Fire officials say the new apparatus would replace the 42-year-old tower purchased by the department in 2015 for about $20,000. Officials say that that truck responds to about 16% of calls, but the new one will respond to about 47% of emergencies.

If the purchase does go through, the department will not drop any of its existing pumpers, the report says. Instead, when their time is up they’ll be put in reserve status for six years then replaced.

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Posted: Sep 30, 2021

Hardin County (TX) Emergency Services Districts 1, 3, 6 Getting New Fire Trucks

County officials recently approved the bids for three high-clearance fire trucks for Hardin County (TX) Emergency Services Districts (ESD) 1, 3, and 6, reports silsbeebee.com.

The winning bidder for the ESD 1 apparatus was Diamondback Emergency Vehicles for $198,000; the lowest bidder of the ESD 3 truck was Siddon-Martin Emergency Group, for $176,503; and the lowest bidder for ESD 6 fire truck was the Siddon-Martin Emergency Group for $179,497, according to the report.

Related: Hardin (TX) Gets Its First Aerial in History

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Posted: Sep 30, 2021

Richland (WA) Opens New Fire Station

Station 75, Richland, WA, newest fire station, was officially opened with a ceremony on Wednesday (Sept. 29), according to a report published by KEPR.

The television station said community members, as well as firefighters and police officers, celebrated the opening of the city’s fifth station.

The new station, which is located on Battelle Blvd off George Washington Way, will be staffed with three firefighters 24/7 and was designed to keep pace with growth in the area, according to KEPR.

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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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