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Welcome

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

Posted: Jan 19, 2018

Nashville (TN) Fire Department Makes Good on Wager for Titans Vs. Patriots Playoff Game

Nashville (TN) Fire Department Director Chief William Swann

Nashville (TN) Fire Department Director Chief William Swann hung an officially licensed NFL-branded smoke alarm with the New England Patriots’ logo on it after the Tennessee Titans lost to the Patriots 14 to 35 on Saturday, January 13^th in Massachusetts.

Hanging the smoke alarm makes good on wager Director Chief Swann made with Foxborough (MA) Fire Chief Roger Hatfield.

The NFD won a similar wager against the Kansas City (MO) Fire Department after the Titans beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22 to 21 in the NFL Wild Card Round on Saturday, January 6^th in Missouri.

As part of the wager the losing team’s local fire chief must install the winning team’s officially licensed NFL-branded smoke alarm in their office.

“We are 100-percent, true-blue Tennessee Titans fans, but a deal is a deal,” Director Chief William Swann said as he reluctantly installed the smoke alarm.

“For us it was a tough loss,” he said. “However, the public wins whenever we can raise awareness about the importance of having working smoke alarms in homes. They save lives!”

Also as part of the wager, The Buff Project, a New York City-based fire safety organization and distributor of officially licensed NFL Identified Smoke alarms, will donate 50 NFL licensed team-branded smoke alarms for each game for the fire departments to use in their fire safety outreach efforts.

For further information about The Buff Project and to purchase a team-identified smoke alarm, visit: www.thebuffproject.com.

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Change Order Saves Catoosa County (GA) $36,000 on Fire Apparatus Purchase

Posted: Jan 18, 2018

Change Order Saves Catoosa County (GA) $36,000 on Fire Apparatus Purchase

Northwestgeorgianews

Catoosa County commissioners recently approved a change order that will save the county a little more than $36,000 on its planned purchase of five pumper tanker trucks for the fire department. On Aug. 15, the county officials approved purchase of more than $2.5 million worth of trucks and equipment for its fire department: the five pumper tankers, and six smaller, more frequently used trucks.

Fayetteville (GA) to Build New Fire Station

Atlanta Journal Constitution

The old Department of Driver Services building at 278 McElroy Road in Fayetteville will soon be demolished to make way for a new fire station. The building has been vacant since November 2016 and was not deemed suitable for renovation because of moisture problems and the significant remodeling required to bring it up to current code.

Read more at Atlanta Journal Constitution

For fire station construction, which was approved in the FY2017 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax project budget, the site will require $450,000 worth of fill dirt for site preparation. When the Board of Commissioners approved the demolition at its Jan. 11 meeting, it asked that options for sewer system connection be explored, since the existing septic system is not usable.

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Phoenix (AZ) Increasingly Taps Taxis for 911 Callers to Hospital

Posted: Jan 18, 2018

Phoenix (AZ) Increasingly Taps Taxis for 911 Callers to Hospital

The Arizona Republic

In Phoenix, not every medical 911 call results in an ambulance ride to the hospital. Sometimes, the Fire Department calls for a taxi to take the person to the hospital instead. The number of taxi rides is growing - overwhelmingly so for people in poor neighborhoods - as fire officials wrestle with more calls and limited resources.