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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: May 7, 2018

REV Group Fire Division Launches Decontamination and Biohazard Mitigation Options for Fire Trucks

REV Group

REV Group (NYSE: REVG), a manufacturer of industry-leading specialty vehicle brands, has launched an enhanced suite of options for E-ONE, KME, and Ferrara fire trucks, designed to help mitigate contaminants brought inside the cab and to promote a better environment for firefighters.

Having a variety of choices allows fire departments to select from multiple features for their trucks that can help crews remove contaminants from gear and keep equipment out of the cab. These features include:

  • Use of seating surfaces that promote a cleaner environment inside the cab, including vinyl, which is easy to wipe down, or fabric with an anti-microbial and anti-pathogenic protective barrier
  • Use of non-SCBA seats to help prevent contamination from air packs entering the cab
  • External transverse compartment across the back of the cab to store SCBA’s on pull-out boards for easy access. Transverse body compartment configurations are available to do the same that can be used with custom or commercial chassis products
  • Compartments over the front wheels on custom cabs with exterior access only for storing bunker gear
  • HEPA air filtration unit for inside a custom cab that will circulate the air, removing particulates. Having a separate HEPA unit results in no loss of performance with the cab HVAC system
  • A ¾ inch GHMT (garden hose) outlet on the pump panel, plumbed from the pump, provides a pressure regulated and temperature controlled water supply for gross decontamination of firefighters
  • Integrated system for automated dispensing of disinfectant inside the cab, reducing first responder exposure to harmful pathogens. This built-in design provides consistent and reliable delivery of disinfectant

REV Group Fire brands E-ONE, Ferrara, and KME are committed to engineering and building fire trucks that can help prevent firefighters from being exposed to contaminated SCBA's, PPE and other equipment that are often stored inside the cabs of fire apparatus today.

“Building on  our legacy of cab structural integrity, and our  structural safety factor on aerials, this suite of options and technologies is the next step to ensure we are working to providing the safest trucks in the industry to firefighters,” said Jay Johnson, Vice President of Product Management & Marketing and After-Market at REV Group’s Fire Division.

More: https://www.revgroup.com/

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Posted: May 4, 2018

Pickups, not fire engines: Fargo Fire Department to try pilot...

Mayor Tim Mahoney is proposing the potentially cost-saving measure after learning about trends in other cities at a recent conference.

"Is there a way of doing some of our runs with a little less manpower, in a sense, and the manpower being the fire trucks?" he said in a recent interview, sitting alongside Fire Chief Steve Dirksen.

Mahoney has tasked Dirksen with creating a pilot program, to be run out of the downtown station, to see whether using pickups can make the department more efficient.

This move comes after a record number of fire department calls last year. Fargo firefighters had 10,711 calls for service in 2017, rising steadily from 6,262 just five years earlier.

The bulk of the 2017 calls — more than 6,400 — were emergency medical calls in which the firefighters' skills, not necessarily a fire engine, were needed.

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Posted: May 4, 2018

Accident topples fire engine | Laurinburg Exchange

It was too early to determine if the $300,000 fire truck is salvageable. He said that it appeared that the truck had suffered some frame damage. The vehicle carries about 750 gallons of water as well as 25 gallons of firefighting foam.

Dozens of volunteer firefighters were at the scene to help clean up and unload the year-old truck’s equipment which will also have to be checked for damage.

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Posted: May 4, 2018

South Charleston shows off new fire trucks

The new trucks were just delivered and will go into service immediately.

They were purchased to help with the aging equipment used by the city's firefighters.

South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullins said, “They give us dependable vehicles to work with. These are state of the art … They have modern technology available to our firefighters to use. They have all the safety features. It’s an upgrade that we needed and again, it worked out for us very well financially … so it’s been a win-win for us all the way around. Good morale booster, too.”

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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

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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