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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

Grant Helps Goodman (MO) Purchase Fire Equipment

Posted: Sep 7, 2017

Grant Helps Goodman (MO) Purchase Fire Equipment

To help fight fires including brush fires, an area fire protection district received a $3,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation.

"We used it to purchase a skid unit for a brush truck that we are in the process of building right now," Goodman Area Fire Protection District Chief Keith Estes said. "The unit itself cost $9,500. Obviously we had to pay more than the grant, but that is a good thing."

The grant received was the Missouri Department of Conservation's VFA (Volunteers Firefighters Assistance program), a 50/50 matching grant program. Applications are sent out to the departments, they are filled out by the fire departments and sent back in with what they would like to use the grant for.

Kowaliga (AL) VFD Gets Fire Apparatus Through FEMA Grant

The Kowaliga Volunteer Fire Department recently upgraded their fleet with a new brush truck that was purchased through a FEMA grant and matching funds from the community. According to Terry Young, chairman of the board of Kowaliga Volunteer Fire Department, this new brush truck will replace the 1977 model.

"They struggle nationwide," Young said. "It's really difficult to find the funds to buy new equipment. We get $50 a year per household and $100 for business. That is enough money to keep gas in the trucks and maintain basically. Our department, like others, has no money for equipment. In saying that, with volunteer fire departments, the equipment gets older and older and older until something big happens."

Chicopee (MA) Buys Used Fire Apparatus

Calling the situation of having no backup "dire," Fire Chief Dean Desmarais asked the City Council and Mayor Richard J. Kos for permission to use $15,000 the department received when it traded in old ambulances to buy the used truck.

"With the addition of this pumper we will have a backup pumper available during times of needs which will enhance our fleet and ensure the availability of engines for the protection of our citizens," he said in a letter to the mayor.

After years of putting off vehicle purchases, the department will be short a fire truck as one of them is out of service for maintenance for other reasons. Desmarais said he was calling around to other departments to seek help in case he needed to borrow a fire truck and learned West Springfield was willing to sell a used 2000 pumper truck for $12,000.

Continental Launches Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief Program

Continental warehouse

Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) and its Houston distributor, Skyline Equipment Inc., have initiated disaster assistance for Hurricane Harvey business victims. The disaster relief initiative includes special commercial laundry equipment financing and rental programs, as well as quick equipment and parts replacement, according to Continental President Mike Floyd. Visit www.cgilaundry.com/disaster-relief.html for more Hurricane Harvey relief details and tips.

“Working together, Continental and Skyline Equipment have secured additional warehouse space in Houston, managed by Continental, for surplus equipment and parts inventory,” said Floyd. The joint relief program also encompasses special financing on all Continental, LG, Econ-O and Girbau Industrial branded vended and on-premise laundry equipment.

Locally, Skyline Equipment is fielding inquiries and working to quickly prepare equipment replacement quotes, assist customers and insurers, and perform installations.

“CNN is reporting that 80 percent of Hurricane Harvey victims, including businesses, do not have flood insurance,” said Floyd. “Yet the majority of the damage is flood related. That means many of our Texas customers face devastation and must dig deep to get their laundry operations up and running again. We hope that our special, full-service equipment rental program, and prompt equipment and parts replacement, will ease that burden.”

For more information about Continental’s Hurricane Harvey disaster relief program, visit www.cgilaundry.com/disaster-relief.html or call 800-256-1073. For immediate help with your Houston area laundry operation, contact Skyline Equipment at www.skylineequipmentco.com or 800-444-1227.

Continental Girbau Inc. is the largest of 15 subsidiaries of Girbau Global Laundry Solutions (Girbau), based in Vic, Spain. Girbau laundry products – marketed throughout 100 countries worldwide – meet rigorous environmental and safety standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Girbau holds both ISO9001 and ISO14001 certifications. Ever focused on laundry efficiency, Continental Girbau is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGB), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.