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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

United Kingdom Fire Apparatus Outside Apartments for 24 Hours a Day

Posted: Oct 17, 2017

United Kingdom Fire Apparatus Outside Apartments for 24 Hours a Day

Times Online

A block of serviced apartments is being kept under 24-hour watch by firefighters after investigations into the Grenfell Tower disaster discovered that it was covered in unsafe cladding and had fire safety faults running throughout the building.

Carbondale (IL) Fire Department to Host Open House, Dedication of Fire Apparatus

The Southern

The City of Carbondale's Fire Department is hosting an open house at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, for the dedication of its newest fire truck. The open house and dedication of Fire Truck 7 will be held at Station No. 2 on 401 N. Glenview.

Vance Evicting Volunteer Firefighters To Start Own Department

wiat.com

VANCE, Ala. (WIAT) - The town of Vance is telling its volunteer fire department their services are no longer required. City administrators are evicting the fire department from Station One, after 30 years of providing fire protection from the building. Now the department has only days to pack up and move out.

Fire Department Finding Multiple Practical Uses For Drones

Brownsvilleherald

That is because drones are fully automated and can hover - something the RC helicopters Tristan grew up with could not do. "They're like a first-person video game. Once people realize how easy it is to fly one, a lot more people may start purchasing them," Tristan said.