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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

1930s fire truck shines like new thanks to retired firefighter | KSL.com

Posted: Sep 1, 2017

1930s fire truck shines like new thanks to retired firefighter | KSL.com

MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE - A retired Weber County firefighter put his passion for serving the public into restoring and maintaining a piece of his station's history. A 1930s fire truck had been left to rust away. "It has no cab, no heater. They called it 'Pneumonia,'" Jerry Stanger explained.

"For about 20 years, nobody knew where it went," Stanger said.

Then one day he caught sight of it in a field.

"I saw that roof ladder sticking out of some weeds," he said. "It was a treasure, you know. We found it and realized, 'Hey, here's old Pneumonia. Let's see what we can do with it.'"

Over the next few years, Stanger, his sons, and several other people brought the old engine back to life.

Changes in the works for another Horry County fire station

Published: AYNOR, SC (WBTW) - Horry County is looking to expand the old Aynor fire station on Jordanville Road. The building sits on less than two acres of land and is currently not in service. While it used to be a volunteer-only fire station, the county wants to renovate it to hold volunteers and career firefighters.

While it used to be a volunteer-only fire station, the county wants to renovate it to hold volunteers and career firefighters. That would mean adding an operations center and a new truck bay.

Ambulance service gets new rig

When the solar eclipse buzz finally began to abate last week, life returned to normal in the city of Perryville. School resumed, and working citizens reluctantly re-entered the drudging 9-5 cycle. However, for the Perry County Ambulance Service, the end of the event marked an opportunity to move forward with the purchase of a new ambulance.

The new ambulance features a new stretcher mount with a locking mechanism meant to keep the patient safe during transport. The mount will appear on any new ambulance purchased during and after 2017, and older stretcher designs will need to be retrofitted to the new mechanism.

Much more than just a fresh coat of paint

Upgrades designed to protect patients, EMTs Posted: New Castle-Henry County EMS, the local 9-1-1 response service, doesn't sit still very long. Whether they are headed to a call or adding new equipment to their arsenal of life-saving tools, the EMTs and paramedics are always moving forward.

The emergency medical service recently added two new four-wheel drive trucks to its fleet. The heavy-duty silver ambulances have a lot of new toys that are helping save lives.

“It’s pretty great,” said paramedic Brandon Bartholomew.

All four of the city’s advanced life saving ambulances are now outfitted with battery-operated “jaws of life” extrication tools. The new devices are less cumbersome to use and don’t require hoses and cables at a car accident scene.