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The Finest Supporting the Bravest!

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 15, 2022

$6K Worth of Equipment Stolen from WY Fire Station

Casper Star Tribune, Wyo.
(TNS)

Dec. 13—Someone broke into a Casper Mountain fire station and stole more than $6,000 worth of items, the Natrona County sheriff’s office said Tuesday.

The break-in occurred sometime between Dec. 1 and Dec. 11 at Casper Mountain Fire Department Station 14 on Lemers Road.

The sheriff’s office is asking residents who live near the fire station to review any security camera or doorbell footage from those nights for any unusual activity in the area. Anything suspicious should be sent to investigator Cory Brooks at 307-235-9282.

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Posted: Dec 15, 2022

Photo Apparatus of the Day: December 15, 2022

Midwest Fire—Conicville Volunteer Fire Department, Mount Jackson, VA, pumper/tanker. Kenworth T880 cab and chassis; Cummins X15 500-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; APR 3,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; All-Poly™ tank and body construction; Newton stainless-steel swivel dump valve; Zico electric portable tank carrier. Dealer: Joe Hlushak, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.

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Posted: Dec 15, 2022

Garden City (AL) to Build New Fire Station

The Garden City (AL) Town Council awarded $262,000 to Lone Star Steel and Fabrication for the construction of a new fire station for the town’s volunteer fire department, CullmanTimes.com reported.

A city official said the town had outgrown the current aging facility that was constructed during the 1970s, the report said.

The council is hopeful that construction on the new fire station will begin mid-January, according to the report.

The council also approved for $36,000 be used to purchase a new compressor filling station for the department that will be used to replenish the oxygen supply in the volunteers’ air tanks, the report said.

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Posted: Dec 15, 2022

Brewster (NY) Fire Department Asking Voters for $1.97M for New Equipment

Residents of the Brewster-Southeast Fire District went to the polls to vote on a proposal of spending $1.97 million for new equipment and to choose a fire commissioner, news.hamlethub.com reported.

The money would go to buy a new fire truck, a new ambulance, new radios, thermal-imaging cameras and to pay for other technology upgrades, the report said.

A. Gerald Schramek is running for re-election and is being challenged by David Beshears Jr. The winner will serve a five-year term.

The current Department Fire Commissioners are: John Klosowski, chairman; A. Gerald Schramek, co-chairman; Kenneth Clair, Jr.; Martin P. Miller; and George Durmer.