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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

PA Fire Truck Blows Tire, Forcing Closure of Highway

Posted: Sep 15, 2017

PA Fire Truck Blows Tire, Forcing Closure of Highway

WINDBER - No injuries were reported Thursday after a Windber firetruck blew a tire, forcing the road to be shut down, authorities said. The unit was returning from an incident at 5:47 when the tire blew out at Hayes Street and Route 56, forcing the road to be closed for about 2 1/2 hours, Somerset 911 said.

No firefighters were injured when a Windber (PA) fire apparatus blew a tire when it was returning from an incident on Thursday.

Driver Seriously Injured After Crashing into Fire Truck in Australia

A driver has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a fire truck already attending to another accident on the M1. Traffic was banking up in both directions at Rochedale South after the crash in the southbound lane, with the highway cut to one lane in that direction.

A driver crashed into the back of a fire apparatus that was staged to respond to a separate two-car crash on a highway in Queensland, Australia.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokeswoman said the car was wedged under the back of the fire truck. The driver was extricated from beneath the apparatus, then transported in serious condition.

New Hampshire Fire Crew Relies on Fire Apparatus

The Keene, N.H., Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its fleet from Pierce Manufacturing, an Oshkosh company. Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October.

The unit’s 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required. The aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with a below grade operation of -10 degrees. The ladder’s reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial. Since its launch, the manufacturer’s research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life.

Historic Water Witch (ME) Fire Apparatus Wins Award

The little Water Witch Fire Engine, which played a major role in the development of the Waldoboro Fire Department beginning in 1838, and whose present home is the Waldoborough Historical Society’s Museum, brought recognition to Waldoboro Saturday, Sept. 9, she was awarded First Place in the Class B Restored Hand Tub Engines Competition at the Annual Convention of the Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters, held in Boothbay.

The driver of her trailer in the parade was WHS Associate Trustee Lt. Roy Hatch who, with the help of several members of Waldoboro’s Fireman’s Association, loaded the engine on a new horse trailer loaned for the drive by Mike Phillips of On the Road in Warren.