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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

Suspects Sought in $5K Theft at Washington Fire Station

Posted: Jul 12, 2017

Suspects Sought in $5K Theft at Washington Fire Station

The Klickitat County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding the thieves who stole $5,500 worth of equipment from a small fire station in rural Washington state. Klickitat County Fire District Chief Wesley W. Long said the theft happened Monday night.

"Having life-saving equipment stolen from our citizens is extremely difficult to comprehend and tolerate," Long said. "It has also created a significant financial burden during a time when we are hosting a significant wildland fire in our jurisdiction."

The Klickitat County Fire District is one of the agencies fighting the Dry Creek fire. Volunteer firefighters showed up at the Cherry Lane station (Station 32) on Tuesday afternoon to retrieve fire trucks to fight a small brush fire. When they arrived, they saw open compartment doors and scattered equipment, and noticed that several items were missing.

Malmstrom Air Force Base Receives New Fire Apparatus

The Malmstrom Air Force Base Fire Department held a christening ceremony for a new fire truck July 6, 2017. After nearly three years of waiting and preparation, the firefighters at the 341st Civil Engineer Squadron fire department have finally added a new brush and wildfire truck to their inventory of engines.

Airmen from the fire department hosed the truck down, wiped it dry with cloths and pushed the truck into the vehicle storage bay to pay tribute to an old tradition dating back to the horse-drawn pumper days.

The fire department received the fire truck ‘Brush 20’ in February, but due to funding, have just now fit the truck with enough equipment to effectively support the base and the local community.

Eastampton (NJ) Fire Department Unveils Plans to Buy Fire Apparatus

The township Fire-Rescue Department will soon ask voters to approve the purchase of a new fire engine, and without raising taxes. The company's two fire trucks are over 20 years old and costly to maintain. It outlined plans to replace the aging trucks with a single new fire engine at an open house Tuesday at the firehouse on Smithville Road.

During a special election on Aug. 26, residents will be asked to approve the purchase of an apparatus not to exceed $585,000 and utilize $300,000 of the fire district’s capital reserve.

As a result of those budgetary savings, along with additional revenue generated from various construction projects around town, including Eastampton Place and Eastampton Place West on Woodlane Road, fire district taxes will not increase.

Should voters approve the purchase, officials hope to buy the new engine in 2018. It would take nine to 12 months to build and would be delivered sometime in 2019. The lease is expected to last 10 years, with the first payment due in 2020.

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Leitchfield (KY) Holds Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus

Posted: Jul 12, 2017

Leitchfield (KY) Holds Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus

As Leitchfield firefighter Derrick Lasley put it, fire departments "are all about tradition," so when the Leitchfield Fire Department received a new fire truck, its members wanted to dedicate it in a way that pays tribute to the roots of firefighting.

The Leitchfield Fire Department (LFD) held a “push-in” ceremony at Leitchfield Fire Station 1 on Monday, July 11 to celebrate receiving its new 2016 Pierce Manufacturing Freightliner.

The Freightliner costs $315,654 and will be paid for over a period of 10 years through a lease with PNC Equipment Finance, LLC.