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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

New Fire Engine in Service Soon

Posted: Sep 21, 2017

New Fire Engine in Service Soon

LYNDEN - At the funeral of city fire chief Robert Spinner in July, the Lynden Fire Department had a new engine parked outside - a purchase made possible, in part, due to the budgeting efforts of Spinner himself. Now, fresh out of additional shop prep, the engine is almost ready for service, providing an upgrade over a 1997 engine.

Now, fresh out of additional shop prep, the engine is almost ready for service, providing an upgrade over a 1997 engine.

According to current chief Gary Baar — coming out of retirement to fill in until a new chief is chosen — the department recently picked the engine up from a shop in Tacoma, where it was receiving a few minor tune-ups.

After radio installation and about two weeks of staff training, the new unit should be ready for actual service by the end of September.

Firefighters Call in Specially Equipped Engine from South London to Save Man Stuck on Scaffolding

Archant A specialised fire engine was called 30 miles across London to Harold Hill yesterday to help rescue a man who had become stuck on some scaffolding. Firefighters were called to Longtown Road yesterday afternoon to help rescue the man, who was stuck for more than an hour while he waited for a specially-adapted cherry picker to make its way to Havering from south London.

Firefighters were called to Longtown Road yesterday afternoon to help rescue the man, who was stuck for more than an hour while he waited for a specially-adapted cherry picker to make its way to Havering from south London.

A London Fire Brigade (LFB) spokeswoman told the Recorder: “We were called at 3.35pm to reports of a person stuck on some scaffolding.

“One man was brought to ground level by an aerial ladder platform, where he was examined and taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service.”

Gore Fire Chief Injured, Tanker Written Off in Accident

He was on his way to a call in Kennetcook, where a home was destroyed by fire, but nobody was injured in the crash. Markitia Ettinger, treasurer of the Gore District Volunteer Fire Department and Jeff Ettinger's wife, said they feel lucky he wasn't badly hurt.

“My husband left as the lone person in our pumper-tanker to go for water shuttle and when he was on his route he hit a wall of fog and lost sight of the road and… he thought he was on one part of the road and felt the truck drop off the shoulder of the road,” she said. “The fog cleared, he realized where he was, went to correct the truck, the load shifted and there was nothing he could do.”

Markitia said the truck, a 1991 pumper-tanker, slid into the ditch until it struck a telephone poll, which was knocked down.

Elite L.A. Search and Rescue Team Prepares to Deploy to Mexico if Needed

Search and rescue personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department are preparing Wednesday to head to Mexico in case they are needed to assist in the aftermath of a deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake.

The crew is part of an elite disaster response team known internationally as USA-2, which is trained to conduct around-the-clock search and rescue operations for both domestic and international disasters, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Tuesday’s quake turned dozens of buildings in central Mexico into dust and debris, killing at least 217 people, CNN reported.

Twenty-two bodies were found in the debris of the Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City’s Coapa district, Mexico's President Enrique PeÃ±a Nieto said Tuesday.