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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

Update: Paterson Firefighter Identified as Bicyclist Killed in Cedar Grove

Posted: Jun 27, 2017

Update: Paterson Firefighter Identified as Bicyclist Killed in Cedar Grove

The 49-year- old Wayne bicyclist who lost control and fell off a cliff at Mills Reservation at 9 this morning has been identified. The body of Kerry Rivera, 49, was recovered at Mills Reservation at approximately 11:25 a.m. today.

According to Sheriff Armando Fontoura, Rivera had been riding his mountain bicycle when he lost control of it near the edge of the road and plummeted approximately 20 feet onto a rocky ledge.

Work Starts in July on Augusta's Hartford Fire Station - CentralMaine.com

AUGUSTA - The $6 million expansion and renovation of Hartford Fire Station is meant to preserve the look of the fire department's existing, nearly 100-year-old headquarters building while adding a large new section big enough to accommodate today's larger, heavier fire trucks.

Fire Chief Roger Audette said the existing, four-garage-bay part of the station will not hold any front-line fire trucks or ambulances, instead only holding second-line trucks, equipment, and rescue vehicles and supplies not usually used on most emergency calls. That will allow the building to remain in use without being upgraded to meet the higher standards.

Audette said the fire department worked with the city’s code office and reviewed state and federal fire codes and determined it was not required that the older section of Hartford, if it doesn’t hold front-line fire or rescue apparatus, meet the modern standards for natural disasters.

East Point Adds Three New Fire Trucks to Fleet

The City of East Point fire department recently added three new trucks to its fleet. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awarded the city's fire department with $782,500 to purchase the apparatus, with a required match of ten percent.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awarded the city’s fire department with $782,500 to purchase the apparatus, with a required match of ten percent.

The trucks include a pumper, an air/light unit, and a rescue unit. The purchase amounted to $781,999.

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New Fire Station Opens

Posted: Jun 27, 2017

New Fire Station Opens

Bagpipes, a cool breeze and plenty of firefighters and family helped mark the grand opening Monday of Lawton's new fire station. Fire Chief Dewayne Burk and Mayor Fred Fitch performed the ceremonial uncoupling of a fire hose that linked Engine 8 to Engine 5, the last step in a morning ceremony that officially welcomed Fire Station No.

Not only does it have a dedicated fitness center for the firefighters stationed there (important because firefighters have to remain in good physical condition, he said), but the station also offers a confined space rescue training area that will allow firefighters and other city employees (most notably those in the Public Works Department's water and sewer divisions) to train for emergency situations such as a earthen hole collapsing.