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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: Oct 3, 2017

Boise State University Sinkhole Traps Fire Apparatus

Boise State University officials say a water main break caused massive flooding to stream through a main artery on the campus and trapped a fire engine inside a sinkhole.
According to the university, a water main broke Monday evening near the Student Union Building. A fire engine responded, but got stuck in the sinkhole. It took two larger trucks to free the engine.

Responders did not immediately know what caused the water main to break. No injuries were reported, but students have been warned to stay from the area for the next few days until further notice.

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Posted: Oct 3, 2017

Coweta County (GA) Fire Apparatus Hit by Truck

A fire engine was hit by a pickup truck Tuesday morning while responding to a crash on I-85 North in Coweta County. About 5:15 a.m., the fire truck was blocking the far left lane near mile marker 49, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
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Posted: Oct 3, 2017

ESO Solutions Acquires FIREHOUSE Software

ESO Solutions, Inc., the leading data and software company serving emergency medical services, fire departments, and hospitals, announced today it has acquired the FIREHOUSE Software business and suite of emergency records management products from Conduent Government Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Conduent, Incorporated. In addition, ESO Solutions has hired all of Conduent’s employees on the FIREHOUSE team.

The FIREHOUSE Software acquisition further accelerates ESO Solutions’ growth into the healthcare and fire service software and data sectors. With the acquisition, ESO will now serve more than 13,000 emergency medical services, fire departments and hospitals. The acquisition makes ESO the largest software provider focused exclusively on the fire, pre-hospital and hospital market.

 "This acquisition represents a bold next step in ESO becoming the preeminent provider of software and data for fire, EMS, and hospitals," said Chris Dillie, president and CEO of ESO. “We have a clear vision, and now an accelerated path to bring community health and safety together to improve patient outcomes. By helping fire and EMS first responders more easily and intuitively capture data in complex and dangerous situations, then use the data to improve efficiency and efficacy across their operations we can help them focus on protecting and saving lives rather than data entry and analysis.”

Based in Urbandale, Iowa, FIREHOUSE was founded in 1997 and is used by approximately 11,000 fire departments across the country for their incident reporting (NFIRS) and records management. The companies are not disclosing terms of the transaction.

ESO Solutions, Inc., is dedicated to improving community health and safety through the power of data. Since its founding in 2004, the company has been a pioneer in electronic patient care records (ePCR) software for emergency medical services, fire departments and ambulance services. Today, ESO’s healthcare, public safety and technology experts deliver the most innovative software and data solutions on the market, including the industry-leading ESO Electronic Health Record (EHR); ESO Health Data Exchange (HDE), the first-of-its-kind healthcare interoperability platform; record management system (RMS) for fire departments; and ambulance revenue recovery/billing software. ESO is also playing a leading role in helping EMS provider organizations across the nation successfully transition to NEMSIS Version 3 and new state standards for electronic patient care reporting. ESO is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit www.esosolutions.com.

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Posted: Oct 3, 2017

Antique Fire Engine that Served Cleveland Heights (OH) Finds Its Way Home

The Western Reserve Fire Museum and Education Center, 310 Carnegie Ave. in Cleveland recently obtained an old Cleveland Heights Fire Department engine used from 1928 until 1962. The truck was donated by its owner, a man living in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Above, retired Cleveland Heights firefighter Jim Bell, of Lyndhurst, welcomed in April the return to the area of a 1928 fire engine that once served Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The engine, which has been in Oklahoma the past 35 years, needs restoration before it can be displayed at the soon-to-open Western Reserve Fire Museum and Education Center in Cleveland. Photo by Jeff Piorkowski.
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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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