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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

Edmonton's (Canada) 30th Fire Station Opens

Posted: Oct 9, 2017

Edmonton's (Canada) 30th Fire Station Opens

On Saturday, community members and officials celebrated the opening of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services' 30th fire station in the city. "Pilot Sound fire station is an important addition to the community and will be integral to protecting the life, property and environment of not just this community, but the entire city," Fire Chief Ken Block said.

Construction of the fire station started in the fall of 2015. The city contributed $3.1 million to the project, with the province providing the remaining $9.3 million through its Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI).

The 13,000-square-foot station includes living space for firefighters as well as a vented turnout gear room to store contaminated bunker gear.

Dundee (FL) Fire Department Purchases Protective Vests

The Dundee Fire Department may be small, limited in budget and consist exclusively of volunteers and part-time employees, but that hasn't stopped it from being a forward-thinking agency. "Our fire chief and the fire department are always on the cutting edge of technology," Town Manager Deena Ware said.

The latest purchase for the department was nine protective vests. Eight are level 2 vests worn daily by law enforcement. The other is a ballistic vest, which would be used for something like an active shooter situation. Chief Joe Carbone said firefighters nationally are receiving more training on how to operate during more serious calls.

Carbone, who also serves as deputy chief in Winter Haven, said Dundee was the only fire agency in Polk County that he knew of with protective vests for their firefighters. The town was able to piggyback off a state contract and get them for less than $500 per vest. Otherwise, they would have been close to $900 apiece, Carbone said.

Charges in Connection Over Stolen Warnbro (Australia) Fire Apparatus

Police have charged a man as part of an investigation into the alleged theft of a fire truck from WA's South West. The Toyota Landcruiser utility was stolen from the Springfield Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade's shed near Pemberton on Sunday morning at around 2am, with the rear tray containing firefighting equipment found abandoned and damaged in bushland.

A 30-year-old man from Warnbro was arrested on Thursday after being allegedly caught on camera committing an alleged fuel drive off at Preston Beach near Mandurah.

Woman Killed in Accident with Cleveland (OH) Fire Apparatus

The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating a deadly crash involving a car and a fire truck. The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. Monday in front of the Cleveland Division of Fire station at St. Clair Ave. and E. 103rd St.

A ladder truck was returning from a fire when a car hit the truck head-on.

Firefighters worked to extricate a 41-year-old woman, who has not been identified, from the car for 15 minutes before determining she was dead.

A child car seat was ejected from the car during the crash. But firefighters and police determined there was no child in the seat during the crash.