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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: Aug 28, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Rear-Mount Aerial

Morris (IL) Fire & Ambulance Protection District 100-foot aerial platform. Velocity cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engine.

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Posted: Aug 27, 2017

Seven Injured in Accident with FDNY Fire Apparatus

Seven people, including two children, are hurt after an FDNY vehicle responding to a high rise fire crashed with another vehicle Saturday morning, according to the department.
The vehicles crashed at the Booth Memorial Avenue and Kissena Boulevard around 10:15 a.m., FDNY said.

The FDNY vehicle was responding to a high rise fire about 1 mile away at 43-70 Kissena Boulevard in Queens when it collided with a car.

Seven civilians were injured, including two children in serious condition and five others suffering minor injuries, FDNY officials said.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2017

Youngstown (OH) Considers Shutting Down Truck

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - A Youngstown fire station is seeing some cuts - not in staff, but equipment - and tensions were high as officials talked about taking a truck off patrol. The Youngstown Fire Department is now nearly $80,000 over budget on overtime.
The city of Youngstown (OH) is considering idling a company because of financial considerations, according to a report.

The department currently has ten trucks and 123 firefighters, but a proposal would cut staffing and overtime.

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Posted: Aug 25, 2017

Wireless Remote Controls Bring Benefits to Fire Trucks

Wireless remote controls can help improve the work of municipal fire departments and their crews. E-ONE, an U.S.-based industry leader in the engineering, manufacturing and delivery of fire trucks, is now integrating them into its Advanced Aerial Control System (AACS) to show its customers the possibilities available to them.

Wireless aerial controls are an entirely new add-in for E-ONE, which has partnered with HBC-radiomatic, a leader in radio remote control systems, to bring the functionality to its trucks. This sees HBC-radiomatic’s spectrum B bellybox transmitter along with FSE 727 receiver integrated into E-ONE’s AACS.

AACS is a proprietary, high-end aerial device control system, built using the best hardware on the market to deliver more information and functionality to the operator, including all the vital stats from the truck. The spectrum B bellybox transmitter is a high-performing control for cranes and machines with LCD. Available with up to three joysticks or eight HBC linear levers, many individual configurations are available featuring push buttons, toggle switches, rotary switches and other operating elements. FSE 727 is a compact receiver for mobile applications.

HBC-radiomatic’s spectrum B bellybox transmitter.

High-performing control for cranes and machines with LCD. Also available with HBC linear levers. Many individual configurations High-performing control for cranes and machines with LCD. Also available with HBC linear levers. Many individual configurationsChip Goodson, engineering leader, Aerials, E-ONE, said: “We have added wireless to broaden our product line, and chose HBC-radiomatic for its capabilities and everything that it can do. They provided us with a system to our specification based on the spectrum box.” This includes a customised layout, where the position of switches with the required functions has been carefully considered to create a user-friendly interface.

Brett Schneider, regional sales manager, HBC-radiomatic Inc., said: “When we first presented E-ONE with our portfolio of wireless control units, they were impressed with the level of customisation that we could offer, as well as the added safety options and features available.”

HBC-radiomatic has strong experience supplying systems to diverse firefighting applications, from automatic water guns to electronically controlled foam mixture. Through high-performance transmission technology and sophisticated electronics, most machine functions can now be controlled from a single and handy control device, and thanks to its wireless control devices, operators are completely mobile at all times. They can freely move within the working area and operate the equipment from a safe location with a good overview of the situation. At the same time, the Stop switch is always at hand, allowing for a quick stop of machine functions in emergencies without any loss of time.

“As this technology becomes more and more accepted in the market, we look to expand upon our current offerings to them and add additional safety features such as live video feedback to the remote—giving the operator a better visual of the situation,” added Schneider.

“Those who work in this sector are risking their lives to save others daily,” he continued. “Allowing operators to have the ability to control equipment from a safer distance and better vantage point offers many benefits from a safety and efficiency standpoint. As such, we feel that this could benefit operators for other types of firefighting Read more

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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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