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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

Posted: Aug 22, 2017

Emergency Reporting Partners with StreetWise Response Software for Fire and EMS Agencies

Bellingham, WA – Emergency Reporting (ER), a leading provider of Fire & EMS records management software, is pleased to announce its new partnership with StreetWise response software, a leading producer of enroute software solutions.  

“The great thing about Emergency Reporting’s Platform is that, while we provide our customers with everything they need to run their agencies, our partners tie in other capabilities that meet the unique needs of each agency. It makes our system uniquely customizable, simple to plug in to the other software an agency is already utilizing, and highly flexible so that it fits the needs of everyone from volunteer to large career departments,” said David Nokes, Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances, Emergency Reporting.  

This integration will provide users of Emergency Reporting with the ability to link their ER data with StreetWise CADlink tablet-based MDT software, StreetWise Responder smartphone apps, and the StreetWise Station SmartBoards. With the interface, users will have access to fullfeatured mobile solutions with accurate incident mapping using unique three-stage location verification, live unit tracking and speed monitoring (AVL), live area traffic and weather conditions, hydrant locations, customizable map points, device-to-device messaging, status buttons and more. Incident location, type and all apparatus status timestamps import into the NFIRS report in ER instantly, saving responders a huge amount of time. And all StreetWise products share response data, so everyone, everywhere always knows the location and status of every responder, regardless of whether it’s apparatus or individual smartphone.  

StreetWise CADlink also provides ER customers with enroute access to full NFPA 1620 preplans, with both creation and display capabilities, even if they’re offline. Existing ER occupancy data can be turned into feature-rich preplans that are easily accessible during the response with just one click.  

“StreetWise and Emergency Reporting are such a great fit and solve a host of issues for clients. Our customers are thrilled to have an integration that places live, real-time data from the response and command software directly into the incident report in records management software. With even more data integration coming in the future, this is going to be a great opportunity for fire departments to up their technology game,” said Phil Kouwe, President of Hanger 14 Solutions. 

 

About Emergency Reporting

Emergency Reporting is a privately held Washington State corporation specializing in Cloudbased records management software solutions for Fire/Rescue and EMS agencies of all sizes, DoD/military branches worldwide, and large entities with self-contained Fire & EMS services like NASA, nuclear power plants, hospitals and oil refineries. For more information, see http://www.emergencyreporting.com

 

About StreetWise 

The StreetWise family of response solutions are produced by Hangar 14 Solutions, LLC, a privately held North Carolina corporation and public safety information services company, developing software applications for Fire and EMS agencies that provide enhanced and industry-focused alternatives to high-priced, “cop-centric” mobile solutions provided by CAD vendors. Its flagship product, StreetWise CADlink, is currently used in both big city career and small town volunteer departments. For more information, see http://www.streetwisecadlink.com

 

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Posted: Aug 22, 2017

Murfreesboro (TN) Woman Dies in Collision with Fire Apparatus

Nikollette "Nikki" Shelby Walden, 27, mother of three from Murfreesboro, died August 10 when the side of her car was struck by a pickup truck from the Arrington Volunteer Fire Department. The accident occurred on Nolensville Road at York Road in Arrington. Initial reports suggest the truck was responding to a call that was then cancelled. The status of the truck's emergency lights and sirens at the time of the accident are not yet clear.
"The Tennessee Highway Patrol is handling this investigation," said Nolensville Chief of Police Troy Huffines in an email.

The accident investigation is ongoing, and THP has not yet released a preliminary accident report, according to THP Lieutenant Travis Plotzer.

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Posted: Aug 22, 2017

Idaho State Police Investigating Fire Apparatus Crash

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash on Interstate 84 near milepost 191 in Jerome County. Police say a U.S. Forest Service firetruck rolled over and is on its top, but that no injuries have been reported.
The Idaho Transportation Department diverted westbound traffic off of exit 194, east of the crash location, while crews worked to recover the crashed vehicle.
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Posted: Aug 22, 2017

Princeton (IL) Fire Department Gets Approval to Sell Fire Apparatus

The city of Princeton soon will have a used fire truck for sale after the council approved an ordinance for the sale. The truck, a 1986 Pierce Lance fire engine, will be put up for sale for $10,000. A new truck, approved a year ago, will soon be in service for the department.
Ray Mabry, who gave the lone dissenting vote against the sale, offered his opinion that the truck should first be offered to mutual aid partners as a courtesy. Mabry said he knows of the excellent condition the truck has been kept in and thought it should not go to a wholesale auction before community partners had a shot at it.
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Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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