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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

Mercersburg (PA) Fire Company Gets $142K Grant for Fire Apparatus

Posted: Aug 7, 2017

Mercersburg (PA) Fire Company Gets $142K Grant for Fire Apparatus

The fire company serving Mercersburg and the surrounding area has received a large grant from the Department of Homeland Security to cover the cost of new equipment. U.S. Representative Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, announced this past week that the MMP&W Volunteer Fire Company received a Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $142,858.

"Serving three townships and borough is a difficult task, but it’s even more difficult when you don’t have safe equipment," said Rep. Bill Shuster, in a news release. "I’m excited to share the news that the volunteers of MMP&W will be receiving the necessary funds to acquire a new brush truck so they will be better able to serve Mercersburg and the surrounding area."

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Wickliffe (OH) Fire Department Gets Hands-Free CPR Devices

Posted: Aug 7, 2017

Wickliffe (OH) Fire Department Gets Hands-Free CPR Devices

Wickliffe firefighters soon will be using new hands-free lifesaving devices to perform CPR. Fire Chief James Powers said the department recently purchased two LUCAS 3 Chest Compression Systems. The LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System is a device that rescuers can fasten around a victim's chest and once applied, it delivers continuous, high-quality, consistent compressions.

It is designed to help improve outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest victims and improve operations for medical responders. Performing 102 compressions per minute with a depth of 2.1-inches, LUCAS can be deployed quickly with minimal interruption to patient care.

Powers explained that the device will free up a person’s hands for other emergencies.

Kettering (OH) Council to Vote on $5.6M Fire Station

Kettering City Council members are expected to vote Tuesday on the construction of a new fire station on Dorothy Lane, according to the city’s agenda.

The new fire station, Station 37 will be constructed at 1300 West Dorothy Lane and is part of a multi-phase construction project to build four state-of-the-art fire stations, the agenda item said. The resolution is to allow City Manager Mark Schwieterman to start the bidding process.

Rocky Mount (NC) Fire Apparatus Reunites Old Friends

A longtime friendship between two retired Rocky Mount firefighters led to one of the men going home with a vintage fire engine. Todd Joyner and Alan Booth are former Rocky Mount Fire Department co-workers and have been friends for years.

The pair has shared plenty of stories throughout the years, including one from Joyner about a vintage fire engine — a 1929 American LaFrance Hosewagon — that he had dreamed of owning since his childhood. That dream recently came true ... sort of ... after a chance sighting by a local resident led Booth to buy the engine from the Rocky Mount Shriner’s Club.

Approximately a week ago, local resident Bob Bartosz saw an engine for sale in front of the Rocky Mount Shriner’s Club, not knowing it was the same one that Joyner had ridden as a child. He contacted Joyner and Booth with pictures of the engine and information. Joyner said he did not have the money or space to house the engine, so Booth bought it instead.