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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: Jan 9, 2019

Vector Solutions Expands Capabilities with Acquisition of Oregon-Based CrewSense

Vector Solutions

Vector Solutions, the leader in industry-focused eLearning and performance support solutions, expands its capabilities with the acquisition of CrewSense, the leading employee resourcing and human capital management software for mission-critical sectors including public safety, utilities, and manufacturing.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, CrewSense is used by over 650 mission-critical organizations and 100,000+ users across North America. The platform provides modules for automating complex 24/7 shift scheduling, union-based overtime rules, time and attendance records and more. It provides a cloud-hosted intelligent, rules-based system that allows administrators to alert, match-qualify and fill openings quickly with zero human interaction required.

“The addition of CrewSense adds highly sought-after shift scheduling and workforce management capability into the Vector Solutions product portfolio,” said Marc Scheipe, Vector EVP Public Sector Business Unit. “This new capability solves a problem many of our public sector clients grapple with - streamlining, automating and managing complex and ever-changing employee shift needs. TargetSolutions customers have expressed great interest in going to one place to do most of their work and this acquisition gives them that opportunity.”

“We are thrilled with this exciting new partnership, and how it will provide our clients access to even more incredible solutions, additional technology strength, and continued commitment to innovation,” said Casey McIntosh, Founder and CEO of CrewSense. “This will allow us to more rapidly execute on our product development roadmap, leverage the world class customer support capabilities of Vector Solutions and ultimately provide a better overall product experience and value to our customers,” McIntosh said.

The acquisition furthers Vector’s strategy to expand its leading eLearning and training platform into a complete workforce and organization performance optimization solution.

The CrewSense scheduling solution will be offered under Vector’s Public Sector business unit and will be integrated as a product offering under the TargetSolutions brand.

Clients of both Vector and CrewSense can expect to receive the same level of outstanding products and customer service to which they have been accustomed.

The company is working to determine integration plans and more information will be available in the future.

About Vector Solutions

Vector Solutions, a leader in eLearning and performance support, provides award-winning SaaS solutions for the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), industrial, facilities management, public safety, IT and education industries. Its brands, RedVector-Convergence Training, TargetSolutions, and SafeSchools, deliver continuing education (CE), training, technology and performance management solutions using the latest innovations in learning and technology to create safer, more capable, more compliant organizations. Its extensive online and mobile learning library offers approximately 8,000 courses written by over 250 subject matter experts and reaches over 7 million professionals worldwide. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit www.vectorsolutions.com. Follow us on Twitter @VectorPerform and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorPerformance.

About CrewSense

CrewSense's goal is to create software that empowers your mission-critical workforce. By making the most complicated organizational tasks simple and reliable, CrewSense is re-imagining

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Posted: Jan 9, 2019

USSC Group, LLC, Acquires Vista Brake Lock, LLC

EXTON, PA—USSC Group,  (USSC), a manufacturer of custom seating and fire suppression products for the transit, military and first responder markets today announced the acquisition of Vista Brake Lock, LLC. Vista Brake Lock, located in Sanford, Florida, manufactures and sells innovative safety and security systems for all emergency vehicles. Invented by Randy Smathers, a 34-year career firefighter, and retired Division Chief, Vista Brake Lock for apparatus equipped with air brakes, and Vista Park Lock for apparatus with automatic transmission shifters are designed to prevent theft of emergency vehicles while on a call.

"This acquisition comes as part of USSC's ongoing commitment to protect the men and women who serve our communities as emergency service professional," said Joseph Mirabile, President and CEO, USSC Group. "VISTA is a welcomed addition to our portfolio of brands and extend and strengthen our capabilities to offer our customers innovative safety solutions for commercial and military transportation markets."

"VISTA is America's leading passive safety and security system to public safety providers. Some of the biggest departments are now specifying both safety and security devices on all new apparatus orders," stated Randy Smathers. "USSC's leadership will ensure VISTA is the product of choice across many new markets while strengthening the Fire and EMS markets."

"With the high incidence of on-scene emergency vehicle theft, Vista Brake is critical technology providing safety to our first responders and security of their equipment when on-scene," noted Steve Toren EVP, USSC Group.

"USSC's focus is new technologies that improve safety and asset protection for our customers," emphasized, Ray Melleady, EVP, USSC Group. "The Vista Brake patented technology prevents unauthorized use of equipment and accidental roll aways which, unfortunately, are far too common in public transportation operations."

USSC Group will bring the manufacturing of (VISTA) to their headquarters in Exton, PA., where they will integrate the manufacturing into their product line.

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Posted: Jan 9, 2019

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Rosenbauer Pumper

Grand Rapids (MI) Fire Department pumpers (2). Commander 3000 cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engines; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pumps.

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Posted: Jan 8, 2019

Brownsville (TX) Fire Department Use Drone to Save Life

Brownsville Police Department Spokeswoman Melissa Gonzalez said Luis Reyna Zuniga's family told police the last time they saw the elderly man was about 5:30 p.m.

 

During the course of the investigation, Gonzalez said police requested the Brownsville Fire Department join the search and deploy a drone in the effort to locate Zuniga, who suffers from unspecified medical conditions. At 11:11 p.m., Brownsville Fire Department drone operator Desi Tristan spotted Zuniga sitting in tall grass in a field by the levee in the vicinity of W. 5th Street and Ramireno Lane.

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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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Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Posted: Oct 20, 2015

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Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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