Menu

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

Posted: Jul 25, 2019

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Danko Wildland Truck

Forrest Fire Department, Melrose, NM, wildland unit. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; Hale MaxStream HPX300-KBD24 190-gpm portable pump; UPF Poly 1,200-gallon water tank.

Read more
Posted: Jul 24, 2019

Omaha (AR) Rural Fire District to Add Fourth Fire Station

 
 
 

The project has been in the works for almost 10 years.  

"Our fire district is comprised of 103 square miles," said Steve O'Brien, one of the board of directors with the Omaha Rural Fire Association. "It's the largest fire district in Boone County. We have over 1,800 households in our fire district."

But because the district is so large, and there are only three fire stations, some households don't have a fire station close by.

Not only will this fourth fire station hopefully mean better response times to those households:

Read more
Posted: Jul 24, 2019

Fall River (MA) Fire Station Still Closed Temporarily

The firefighter union president Jason J. Burns says that they hope to know the results of the air testing after the cleaning by Wednesday morning.  

But he also said that the problem likely needs more than a band–aid solution because the station is almost 120 years old.

Built in 1900, Burns says the foundation of the building is porous, and the roof is leaky, which means water gets trapped inside.

"All that kind of settles down in the basement," said Burns. "It's dark, it's dingy, not a lot of air movement."

Read more
Posted: Jul 24, 2019

College Station (TX) Adds Aggie Inspired Fire Apparatus

 
 

CSPD Public Information Officer Carter Hall said the truck was first debuted on May 20 at the Hall of Champions event.  

“It was very well received, it was great and people came up to it to take pictures in front of the truck with their Aggie rings on or doing a thumbs up,” Hall said. “It was a great response from the Aggie community to see that firetruck and have that same passion for the great relationship we have with A&M.”

The truck provides high level protection for rescue, and it is stationed in Fire Station 3 off of Barron Road close to the southern part of the city. The pump is a quintable combination pumper and is called Quint 723 for short. The engine has a 1,500 gallon pump and can hold up to 500 gallons of water in it’s tank.

Read more
RSS
First18381839184018411843184518461847Last

Theme picker

Upcoming Events

Theme picker

Sponsors

Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
Read more

Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
Read more

Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
Read more

Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
Read more

Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
Read more

Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
Read more

Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

Read more

Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
Read more

Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
Read more

Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

TBD
TBD
Read more

Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

Read more
RSS

Theme picker

2020 CAR SHOW