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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

Woodway (TX) Raising Money to Buy New Fire Apparatus

Posted: Sep 17, 2017

Woodway (TX) Raising Money to Buy New Fire Apparatus

The Woodway Public Safety Department is hoping you can help them raise enough money to buy a new fire truck. They held the 44th annual barbecue fundraiser at Woodway Elementary School Saturday. The city manager and public safety director Yost Zakhary said their goal is to raise $45,000 within the next three years.

The truck costs about $500,000, but the director said city council will pay for 80 percent of it.

"It's all about service. What we do is service the community. We try to get 20 to 25 years out of each equipment, and we want to pay cash for it. When we get the truck, hopefully in two years, it'll be paid for in cash," Zakhary said.

South Pittsburg Board Approves Emergency Repairs for Fire Apparatus

When the South Pittsburg Fire Department's ladder truck failed two tests on a recent inspection, officials scrambled to find a way to fix the problems. Fire Chief Corey Comstock said he got two estimates for the needed repairs. "There's two different jobs to be done on the ladder truck," he said.

Mayor Virgil Holder questioned whether the town should go through a published bidding process since the price was so high.

City leaders could declare the cost an "emergency repair" and forgo the bidding process, City Attorney Billy Gouger said, and he recommended the town do that if the funds were available.

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Wilkesboro (NC) Debates Sale of Fire Truck

Posted: Sep 16, 2017

Wilkesboro (NC) Debates Sale of Fire Truck

According to Town Manager Ken Noland, the town received two bids for the surplus ladder fire truck: $3,001 from Ronda and $5,252 from Phillips. "I think the chief would like to encourage you to maybe not go with the high bid," said Noland during a work session. “But I’m the town manager, and I tell you to go to the high bid because that makes the most money.”

“The high bid is certainly much higher,” Wilkesboro Fire Chief Jason Smithey said. “But if [neighboring fire department] Ronda was to get it and we ever needed the fire truck for some reason, we could call them and have them bring it to us in the event of a major catastrophe.”

Wilkesboro Fire Department currently operates one ladder truck within its 6.3 square mile district. Millers Creek and North Wilkesboro fire departments each maintain one ladder-equipped fire truck as well.

One North Carolina community is dealing with the decision of whether to sell their old fire apparatus to another department or to a private auto business.

Elgin Fire Department Celebrates 150th Anniversary

Three-year-old Shirma Stevenson wasn't aware of the history surrounding Saturday's Fire Barn No. 5 Museum open house. She just wanted to have fun and drive the 1920s-era fire engine on display on the front lawn. "Do you want to be a girl firefighter?" her grandmother, Wanda Stevenson, asked. "Yeah," the toddler said.

The Chicago Tribune looked at the city of Elgin (IL) celebrating its fire department's 150th anniversary with an open house and showcase of memorabilia, including antique fire apparatus.