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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

Union Bay Buys Surplus Fire Engine from Comox

Posted: Jul 6, 2017

Union Bay Buys Surplus Fire Engine from Comox

Union Bay Fire Chief Mark Jackson, left, takes over truck from Comox Fire Chief Gord Schreiner. Union Bay buys surplus fire engine from Comox Union Bay has bought a surplus fire engine from Comox Fire Rescue. Comox has recently purchased a new fire engine to replace its 1995 fire engine making the older one surplus.

Comox has maintained a fleet of three fire engines for over 50 years and replaces each engine when it is about 20-years old. The replacement of these fire engines are scheduled well in advance.

By doing so Comox is able to maintain a very good insurance rating for their community and maintain a modern fleet of equipment for their firefighters to use.

With this purchase Union Bay fire department will be increasing its pumping capacity and improving safety for its firefighters.

New Fire Engine Pays Tribute to Fallen Austintown (OH) Firefighter

Members of the Austintown Fire Department are remembering one of their own this Independence Day. A new fire engine named after fallen firefighter John Fritz hit the road for the first time during Austintown's Fourth of July parade Tuesday afternoon. It's believed Fritz died in his sleep last summer while on duty.

"His fingerprint on the department is all over the place," Tom O'Hara said, Austintown firefighter.

O'Hara says he and Fritz joined the department at the same time back in 1992.

"Everything we do at the fire station, he had a hand in doing," O'Hara said.

"You couldn't ask for a more dedicated guy," John McHenry said. "There wasn't anything in this department that he didn't know or know how to do or how to fix."

Spokane Valley Man Turns Fire Truck Into Summer Oasis

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - A couple in Spokane Valley are cooling off in their custom made pool...on the back of an old fire truck. Randels Tompkins and Barb Dyke love cooling off in their new pool in Spokane Valley. Tompkins said he bought the old fire truck on surplus back in 2016 for about $2,200.

Tompkins said he bought the old fire truck on surplus back in 2016 for about $2,200. For the last year, he has spent about $4,000 making it into their summer oasis.The truck has a pool, chaise lounge, umbrella and barbecue.

Historic Fire Truck to Be Revealed This Weekend

Come to see a bit of history restored this weekend at the unveiling of the newly rebuilt 1917-1918 Town of Florence fire truck. The Florence County Historical Society along with the Town of Florence and Florence Volunteer Firemen will present the fully refurbished fire truck on Sunday, July 9 at 2 p.m.

Originally purchased in 1917, The Town of Florence still owns the Ford truck. It was eventually put in storage as the town added more advanced fire trucks to their fleet.