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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

Rogers (AR) Fire Apparatus Reminds Drivers to Slow Down

Posted: Aug 16, 2017

Rogers (AR) Fire Apparatus Reminds Drivers to Slow Down

A fire truck was front and center for the first day of school in Rogers.

Back to school traffic can come as a surprise for some folks, so the fire truck with flashing lights serves as a friendly reminder for people to pump the brakes. It is a yearly tradition to keep small citizens safe. It is also a good way for the department to build trust with the kids.

Fire Departments from Around the State Send Relief Crews to Charlottesville (VA)

Roanoke Fire-EMS Chief David Hoback said the least he could do was send an ambulance and some firefighters to Charlottesville to offer crews relief after violence erupted at a protest over the weekend. "Our hearts go out those men and women in public safety and what they're going through," Hoback said.

Several fire departments around the state answered a request to send employees to help the Charlottesville Fire Department answer calls so overworked employees could return home to see families and rest before returning to work.

Roanoke sent an ambulance, three firefighter-paramedics and an EMS operations officer to Charlottesville for a Monday shift of answering fire and EMS calls. He said none of the calls dealt with protesters.

Hoback said Roanoke has made requests for assistance in the past, and has received it. He said Roanoke Fire-EMS has also offered assistance to other departments in the past.

Vernon Lone Fire Engine Down 10 days, Counting

VERNON -- Few sounds can unnerve a man -- and stop him mid-sentence.It's the sound of a fire-pager siren that does it for Mike Owens, Vernon's fire chief."Unfortunately, no, you don't always," -- the siren went off.

The engine was down last week when a car fire broke out, locally, Owens recollected. Luckily, neighboring fire stations were available to respond with the appropriate equipment, as Vernon typically also responds when other cities have engine problems.

Until the engine is repaired, the fire department is relying on its tanker, which holds 2,200 gallons of water to supply to the city’s single engine, and brush-fire truck. Neither are equipped to handle structure and vehicle fires.

City Pushes to Reopen Tideflats Fire Station Sooner

In October, Tacoma's Tideflats will have a round-the-clock firefighting operation for the first time in years after the City Council approved staffing a 24-hour engine company out of the training center there. Right now, there is no working fire station on the Tideflats.

The department recently won a grant to pay for staffing the station starting in July 2018, he added.

Amid recession-era budget cuts, the city slashed funding to its fire department. That meant cutting away firefighting operations in the Tideflats, and opting instead to maintain service in more residential parts of Tacoma, Duggan said.

But with the amount of flammable materials stored in and move through the Tideflats by truck or rail, the lack of a firefighting presence is dangerous, council members said. Puget Sound Energy’s planned liquefied natural gas plant on the Tideflats that will store up to 8 million gallons of LNG was an implied factor in the need for jumpstarting firefighting services.