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Welcome

The Finest Supporting the Bravest!

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

FDIC International 2021: HOT, HOT, HOT

Posted: Aug 3, 2021

FDIC International 2021: HOT, HOT, HOT

FDIC International 2021 is humming along nicely in Indianapolis, IN, and will run through Aug. 7.

Check out some pics and a video of the Hands-On Training (H.O.T.) taking place. And see all of our FDIC International 2021 coverage here.

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Posted: Aug 3, 2021

Agawam (MA) Firefighters Get Grant to Buy Water Rescue Equipment

Agawam (MA) Fire Department has been awarded nearly $6,000 to upgrade river rescue equipment, according to a report broadcast by WWLP 22News.

The $5,995 grant was given to the department by the Commonwealth Security Trust Fund offered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Office of Grants and Research, according to the television station.

Funds will be used to buy an inflatable water and ice rescue craft and will primarily help to keep rescuers safe on running water, including the Connecticut River that runs through the town, according to the report.

Agawam firefighter hope to purchase the craft before the end of the year and it will be used with other communities within the Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue team, the television station reported.

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Posted: Aug 3, 2021

Avon (OH) Fire Dept. Gets Money to Equip New Fire Truck

City councilors in Avon (OH) decided to increase the fire department appropriation by $60,000 for new fire equipment for the department’s new fire engine, according to a report published by The Morning Journal.

The new truck was purchase about a year ago, but was never fully equipped, according to the newspaper.

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Posted: Aug 3, 2021

Shreveport (LA) Fire Department Suffers Apparatus Loss

Five more trucks and four ambulances from the Shreveport (LA) Fire Department’s fleet are in the shop after this past weekend, reports ktbs.com.

The engine of a nearly 30-year-old apparatus caught fire inside Station 14 on Greenwood Road on Friday, the report says. Then, a truck that responded from another station to extinguish the flames broke down in front of the station. Officials say it was repaired on the street by a mechanic.

The department’s reserve garage—which is normally full—is now down to one old truck.

Mutual aid agreements with Bossier City and Ballentine Ambulance Service have filled in, so Shreveport was only down one ambulance on Monday—while four are in the shop.

Officials say the station will remain fully operational to protect the public, despite the shortages.