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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

Plans to Restore Old Carmel (IN) Fire Apparatus
Plans to Restore Old Carmel (IN) Fire Apparatus
Posted: Nov 28, 2018

Plans to Restore Old Carmel (IN) Fire Apparatus

cbs4indy.com

"We're just preserving part of our history,” said retired Carmel Fire Department Battalion Chief Gary Dufek as he stood inside the "Carmel Fire Buffs Musuem," located inside the former department headquarters. The space is filled with restored fire engines and old tools.

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Dufek worked out of this building when it acted as the department’s headquarters. So Dufek wanted to add a new display that once operated out of the building... the 1960s fire truck he spent much of his time in.  

For months, Dufek traced the truck from department to department, until learning it was last used at a small department in Kinniconick, Kentucky. The fire chief there remembered an old fire truck in a nearby salvage yard. The chief sent a picture to Dufek. The truck read "Kinniconick" all over it, with no mention of Carmel. Still, Dufek was convinced.

"I was 80% sure it was our truck, but I wasn't totally sure,” Dufek said.

Dufek then traveled to Kentucky to see the truck himself. When he opened up the door, the first thing he saw was that small metal "City of Carmel" tag.

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Charlton (MA) Girl Gets Special Ride in Fire Apparatus
Charlton (MA) Girl Gets Special Ride in Fire Apparatus
Posted: Nov 28, 2018

Charlton (MA) Girl Gets Special Ride in Fire Apparatus

CBS Boston

A Charlton girl got a special trip to school as she returned to the classroom after being gone for over a year while she was battling cancer.

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West Virginia Ambulance Catches Fire
West Virginia Ambulance Catches Fire
Posted: Nov 27, 2018

West Virginia Ambulance Catches Fire

Wsaz

The Kermit Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene around 9:45 p.m. Sunday.It happened near the intersection of U.S. 52 and Webb Branch Road in Fort Gay.

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Flames took over the Dunlow ambulance. Firefighters tell WSAZ the ambulance was coming off of a call.  

Nobody was hurt.

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Scruggs (VA) Fire and Rescue Gets New Fire Apparatus
Scruggs (VA) Fire and Rescue Gets New Fire Apparatus
Posted: Nov 27, 2018

Scruggs (VA) Fire and Rescue Gets New Fire Apparatus

Fire Apparatus Magazine

The fire engine, which possesses a 107-foot ladder, comes at a cost of $976,000. While the county has helped with the purchase of equipment in the past, the engine is the first fire truck that is fully purchased through county funds.

Read more at www.smithmountaineagle.com

The need for a new fire engine was based off the age of an engine that has been in the department’s possession for more than 20 years. To keep the department’s Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating, fire departments are not supposed to have their first response trucks--or the truck that leaves a fire station first--be older than 20 years, said Dempsey Moore, chief of Scruggs Fire and Rescue.

 

The new engine will not be the only truck to enhance the department’s fire-fighting arsenal. Scruggs Fire and Rescue also is set to receive a new $381,000 multipurpose “attack” truck, which was purchased through community donations. The truck is being manufactured in Florida and is set to arrive in early December.

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Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

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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

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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

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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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Posted: Oct 21, 2015

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Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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