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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

City to Repair Fire Station Approach

Posted: Aug 17, 2017

City to Repair Fire Station Approach

By Bert Lehman The city of Clintonville has been authorized to spend up to $30,000 to repair the approach to the fire station. The area has deteriorated to the point that it may damage the fire trucks as they exit the building.

The area has deteriorated to the point that it may damage the fire trucks as they exit the building. In order to prevent this damage and to allow quick departure for fire calls, the city will repair the area.

The Clintonville City Council authorized the funds to pay for the repair project to come from the undesignated general fund balance. But if the city has leftover funds available at the end of the year in the capital fund account, those funds will be used first.

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East Pierce (WA) Receives Grant to Hire New Firefighters

Posted: Aug 16, 2017

East Pierce (WA) Receives Grant to Hire New Firefighters

East Pierce Fire and Rescue will soon be welcoming several new firefighters to their workforce.

On Friday, Aug. 4, Fire Chief Bud Backer sent out a press release stating the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded East Pierce the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant, roughly $1.7 million for the next three years, in order to hire nine more firefighters to increase the department’s fire suppression abilities.

St. Clair Shores (MI) Fire Department Will Get New Fire Apparatus

A new ladder truck for the St. Clair Shores Fire Department is in the works. The city was recently awarded a federal grant worth more than $600,000 to help pay for the vehicle, which will replace a ladder truck in use since 1990, C & G Newspapers reported.

The new ladder truck will be purchased after a competitive public bidding process. After a contract is awarded, new fire vehicles are typically delivered within six to nine months. The bidding process can take several months.