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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

Posted: Jul 28, 2021

Middletown (OH) Council Approves Levy; Ball Is in Residents’ Court

On the heels of Middletown (OH) city council unanimously voting to place a 1-mill property tax—which would fund the building of four fire stations—on the ballot next spring, city and fire officials and a campaign committee aim to convince residents the tax is necessary, reports journal-news.com.

Earlier: Middletown (OH) Considers Building Four Fire Stations

The total cost of the four facilities—which would replace the outdated current stations—is estimated at $16.6 million, officials say.

If Middletown residents reject the levy, the report says, the city could place an income tax increase that would require a 1/8th of 1% increase for at least 15 years; cut the general fund budget by more than $800,000 a year by reducing the number of public safety employees; build one station every five or six years that would about double the final cumulative tally of costs; or don’t replace the stations.

Proposed Stations:

New headquarters replacing the 1.38-acre site on Roosevelt Boulevard: A 3.6-acre site at Yankee Road and Cherry Street owned by the city as acquired from the Middletown City Schools and former site of Garfield school. 24,300 square feet, $7,168,500.
Station 81 replacing 0.28-acre site on Clinton Street: A 2.85-acre site at Henry Avenue and Charles Street owned by the city as acquired from the Middletown City Schools and former site of the Jefferson school. 10,200 square feet, $3,009,000
Station 85 replacing 0.86-acre site at Central Avenue and Breiel Boulevard: A 2-acre parcel at Sophie Avenue and Stolz Drive encompassing the undeveloped, southern portion of Dowling Park owned by the city. 10,200 square feet, $3,009,000.
Station 82 replacing 0.88-acre site on Dixie Highway: A 2.7-acre site at Ohio 122 and Atrium Boulevard acquired from Premier Health/Atrium Medical Center. 11,800 square feet, $3,481,000.

Posted: Jul 28, 2021

Yakima (WA) Fire Dept. to Get Two New $745,000 Pumpers

The Yakima (WA) Fire Department will be getting two new pumpers after the city council approved the purchase at a recent meeting, according to a report published by YAKTRINEWS.com.

According to the published report, each of the new pumpers will be about $745,000 before taxes and will be ordered through a local dealer, Cascade Fire and Safety, a REV Group representative based in Yakima. Because the dealership is based in the community, sales tax revenue will go back to the city, according to the news report.

Fire officials said the department has eight pumpers, five of which are frontline and three are reserved, according to the news report. The report also says the city is running several years behind on fire apparatus replacement.

Before the July 20 vote was taken the Yakima Firefighters IAFF Local 469 union published a post on Facebook saying they desperately needed the new engines, according to the news report. The IAFF local also published a table outlining the age and mileage on the apparatus to illustrate the need, the news agency reported.

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Posted: Jul 28, 2021

Apparatus Involved in Brooklyn (NY) Crash

Video via CBS New York

Three people were hospitalized Monday after a crash involving a firetruck and a car in Brooklyn, reports CBS New York.

The accident occurred around 8 p.m. at the intersection of South 9th Street and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, the report says, and all three were in the car that was struck.

There was no word on their conditions.

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Posted: Jul 28, 2021

Delmar (DE) Fire Apparatus Collides with Tractor-Trailer, Six Hurt

Six people were hurt when a tractor-trailer truck and a Delmar (DE) Fire Department fire apparatus collided at an intersection on Tuesday morning, according to the television station WBOC.

The station reported the six victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash which occurred while the fire apparatus was responding to another call.

The collision, which is under investigation, occurred at about 10 am at the intersection of Route 13 and Line Road, the station reported.