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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: Oct 16, 2018

Darley Completes Manufacturer Training on Its PURIFIRE Water Purification System

On October 10th Spartan completed training their employees on inspection, testing, and maintaining Darley PURIFIRE® water purification systems to meet the rising demand for emergency vehicles to have water purification and decontamination capabilities.

Spartan employees being shown how to inspect the Darley PURIFIRE® Module.

Darley’s 4S10F PURIFIRE Module is designed to supply drinking water from polluted surface water. The PURIFIRE is the first fire truck integrated water purification system. The system uses advanced filtration and chemical-free disinfection technology to remove pollutants. The Module prefilters the water, reducing the sediment level down to 5 microns and then it’s filtered again to reduce sediment level down to 1 micron. Finally, ultraviolet disinfection is applied, completing the purification process. The PURIFIRE 4S10F System blocks and remove 99.99 percent of pathogens from the water supply.

Darley PURIFIRE® Module shown properly working.

The Darley PURIFIRE Water Purification System is used to meet the rising demand for water purification systems for emergency responders. For more information, visit www.darley.com.

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Posted: Oct 16, 2018

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-KME Fire Apparatus Pumper

East Pennsboro Township, PA, pumper. Severe Service cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Hale Qtwo 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell.

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Posted: Oct 15, 2018

Twin Falls (ID) Fire Department: Fire Stations Need Updated

A citizen committee to explore fire station options will present Monday to the city a study from Pivot North Architecture detailing the needs of the new stations. The presentation will take place at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall.  

While the cost, construction timeline and design of the new stations are not yet known, the department’s leaders have some ideas about what they want their new home bases to look like.  

It may be cheaper to build new stations on new sites than to demolish the existing stations and rebuild in the same locations, he said, although the department will likely keep Station Three on Washington Street South. Stations One, on Second Avenue East, could move elsewhere. And so could Station Two on Falls Avenue.

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Posted: Oct 15, 2018

Atlanta Fire Station Opening May be Delayed

The department is having “a little problem with money” being appropriated on time, Capt. Chris Jackson of Station 21 reported to NPU-B at its Oct. 2 meeting. He said the Station 3 firefighters might have to be temporarily housed at another station until the new firehouse is fully furnished.  

The Fire Rescue Department did not respond to questions.

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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

TBD
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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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