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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: Dec 23, 2022

Man Struck, Killed by Fire Truck in Alexandria (LA)

According to the Alexandria Police Department, a man in Louisiana was struck and killed by a fire truck Friday night, NBC15.com reported.

Officers were called around 11:32 p.m. regarding a man being hit by a fire truck, the report said. When officers arrived, they found the man dead at the scene. Police said he was struck by an Alexandria Fire Department truck.

The victim was identified as 50-year-old Gilmer Jaleon Lopez. Police are trying to locate Lopez’s next of kin and are asking for the public’s help in finding his family, the report said.

If you have any information, call the APD Traffic Division at (318) 441-6408 or APD Dispatch (318) 441-6559.

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Posted: Dec 23, 2022

New $4M Orland (ME) Fire Station Proposal Discussed

Residents listened December 15 at the Orland Community Center to current and former fire leaders lay out issues with the existing fire department and explain why a new $4 million building is being proposed, EllsworthAmerican.com reported.

Residents will vote on whether to borrow money for a new station in a special town meeting referendum February 1 at the community center. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The fire officials claim the current station is becoming non-functional and that the city must find a way of providing adequate fire protection and emergency response, the report said.

The Orland Fire Station Committee examined the following five options:

• Do nothing.

• Eliminate the Orland Fire Department and contract services out with neighboring towns.

• Repair and renovate the existing building (estimated at $1 million).

• Demolish all or part of the existing building and rebuild in the same location.

• Build a new fire station in a new location.

The only plan that made sense, according to the committee, is building a new station in a new location on town-owned property, which will be at the Orland transfer station, the report said.

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Posted: Dec 23, 2022

Jacksonville (FL) Budgets $14M to Relocate Marine Fire Station and Dock

The Jacksonville (FL) Downtown Investment Authority has completed negotiations with a riverfront landowner to buy property to replace a marine fire station being demolished at the former Kids Kampus as part of Shad Khan’s Four Seasons hotel project, JaxDailyRecord.com reported.

The DIA board voted 6-0 Wednesday to approve a deal that would give AR Polar Jacksonville LLC a five-year option to acquire a 4.75-acre portion of an existing retention pond adjacent to public media WJCT Inc.’s headquarters and south of the Hart Bridge ramp, the report said. 

In exchange, the company will provide the city with 1.2 acres of its 20.37-acre property that has access to the St. Johns River to build the new marine fire station, according to the report.

The station will service the Downtown riverfront, but the DIA noted that it had to begin work in support of the Jacksonville Jaguars owner’s estimated $387.6 million Four Seasons hotel and residences and office building, the report said.

The city budgeted $14 million for the relocation of the marine fire station and dock, the report said. 

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Posted: Dec 23, 2022

Buckhorn (KY) VFD Receives Rescue Truck Donated By Various Businesses

In the last several years, the Buckhorn Volunteer Fire Department in Perry County (KY) has been down on its luck with old and inoperable equipment, WYMT.com reported.

When July’s flood swept through Buckhorn, the volunteer fire department received call after call but had no proper equipment to help rescue people, the report said.

After the water subsided, other first responders poured in with support: donating clothes, equipment and even fire trucks, according to the report.

On Wednesday, the department received a donated rescue truck that will aid them in future rescue efforts, the report said.

Different parts of the rescue truck were funded by various Lincoln County businesses and community members, according to the report.

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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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