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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

Changes in the works for another Horry County fire station

Posted: Sep 1, 2017

Changes in the works for another Horry County fire station

Published: AYNOR, SC (WBTW) - Horry County is looking to expand the old Aynor fire station on Jordanville Road. The building sits on less than two acres of land and is currently not in service. While it used to be a volunteer-only fire station, the county wants to renovate it to hold volunteers and career firefighters.

While it used to be a volunteer-only fire station, the county wants to renovate it to hold volunteers and career firefighters. That would mean adding an operations center and a new truck bay.

Ambulance service gets new rig

When the solar eclipse buzz finally began to abate last week, life returned to normal in the city of Perryville. School resumed, and working citizens reluctantly re-entered the drudging 9-5 cycle. However, for the Perry County Ambulance Service, the end of the event marked an opportunity to move forward with the purchase of a new ambulance.

The new ambulance features a new stretcher mount with a locking mechanism meant to keep the patient safe during transport. The mount will appear on any new ambulance purchased during and after 2017, and older stretcher designs will need to be retrofitted to the new mechanism.

Much more than just a fresh coat of paint

Upgrades designed to protect patients, EMTs Posted: New Castle-Henry County EMS, the local 9-1-1 response service, doesn't sit still very long. Whether they are headed to a call or adding new equipment to their arsenal of life-saving tools, the EMTs and paramedics are always moving forward.

The emergency medical service recently added two new four-wheel drive trucks to its fleet. The heavy-duty silver ambulances have a lot of new toys that are helping save lives.

“It’s pretty great,” said paramedic Brandon Bartholomew.

All four of the city’s advanced life saving ambulances are now outfitted with battery-operated “jaws of life” extrication tools. The new devices are less cumbersome to use and don’t require hoses and cables at a car accident scene.

360 video of a rescue from the floodwaters in Houston

Brothers Brad and Adam Morris bought a five-ton truck on Craigslist to help with rescues in Houston. By Tuesday night, the brothers were in Houston, along with David Couch, their brother-in-law, to help pull people out of the floodwaters and transport them back to their homes to recover emergency items. The truck has helped rescue people from flooded homes, and helped victims retrieve important items like baby gear and identification documents.

Brothers Brad and Adam Morris bought a five-ton truck on Craigslist to help with rescues in Houston.

By Tuesday night, the brothers were in Houston, along with David Couch, their brother-in-law, to help pull people out of the floodwaters and transport them back to their homes to recover emergency items. The truck has helped rescue people from flooded homes, and helped victims retrieve important items like baby gear and identification documents.

The brothers worked with local law enforcement, driving through five-foot-high water to rescue people and pets, including pit bulls, cats, parakeets and hedgehogs.