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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

Fire Truck Upgrades a Boon to CO Firefighters

Posted: Aug 24, 2017

Fire Truck Upgrades a Boon to CO Firefighters

New brush truck in service; several other apparatus expected soon Posted: 08/23/2017 09:33:54 PM MDT The Sterling City Council heard an update Tuesday from Fire Chief Lavon Ritter on new equipment at the Sterling Fire Department. Ritter said the department will be receiving two new engines that are now in production.

The Journal-Advocate reported on a new brush truck received by the Sterling Rural Fire Protection District in Colorado. The department is also expecting two other pieces of apparatus in December and January.

BAT 101 (brush attack truck) went into service on June 28, and a second BAT that will replace Engine 104 is awaiting painting. Chief Lavon Ritter said he expects that truck will be in service within six to eight weeks.

Fire Truck Used to Help Recover Student's Eclipse Experiment

The highlight of Monday's eclipse for most of Southern Illinois was seeing totality. But afterward, the fun was just beginning for a group of metro-east junior high students who had to chase down a $500 weather balloon they launched from Saluki Stadium in Carbondale.

The Carterville Fire Department helped the Balloonatics, a junior high science club, retrieve a weather balloon from a tall oak tree 90 minutes after they launched it in Carbondale, Illinois, as part of an eclipse experiment..

Read more here: http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article169028447.html#storylink=cpy

Petersburg (VA) Firefighters Get New Fire Truck

Petersburg firefighters are getting a first look at a brand new gear they'll use to help keep you safe. The manufacturer just shared the new fire truck and equipment being prepared for Petersburg crews. The fire department complained for months their equipment was falling apart, making it hard to do their jobs.

Petersburg (VA) firefighters were able to obtain funds for new firefighting equipment, and NBC12 had some images of the new gear.

Earlier this year, the department had issues with an idled fire truck, and last year had equipment repossessed because of financial difficulties.

Cuts Affect DE Firefighters Hope to Replace Fleet

Rehoboth Beach's volunteer firefighters are facing an uncertain financial future - a future that is more cloudy than ever after state legislators cut 20 percent of grant-in-aid funding. These grants are state appropriations to nonprofits that provide services to citizens. During the standoff over the budget, legislators discussed possibly cutting grant-in-aid altogether to plug a $400 million shortfall.

A report from the Cape Gazette looked at how cuts at the state level are affecting Rehoboth Beach (DE) firefighters, who were planning on replacing the department's aging apparatus fleet, among other issues.

All of the company’s four fire apparatus are over 20 years old, according to Warren Jones, spokesman for the company. What money the company does have is tied up in capital investments to keep emergency equipment on the road, Jones said.

The cuts to grant-in-aid-funding come as the company is facing financial difficulty related to the new Station 2, which was fast-tracked in the wake of Hurricane Sandy and had a pricetag of $4M.