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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

New Russellville (AR) Fire Station on Schedule

Posted: May 11, 2017

New Russellville (AR) Fire Station on Schedule

Russellville Fire Dept. officials and Van Horn Construction personnel gave a tour of the new Central Fire Station and Training Center on Wednesday. Van Horn officials said the $6.5 million project is on schedule and will welcome firefighters and administrative employees in December.

The first floor will feature three drive-thru bays for large pumper and ladder trucks exiting onto El Paso Avenue as well as three drive-thru bays for short auxiliary vehicles and reserve pumper trucks exiting onto West B St. The drive-thru bays will allow drivers to bring the trucks in through the back, eliminating the need to stop traffic and back in.

Onset (MA) Fire Officials Propose New Fire Station

The Onset Fire District annual meeting is set for Monday, May 15 and the largest item on the agenda - in size and cost - is a $13.9 million request to build a new fire station on Sand Pond Road. "If we're going to rebuild, let's do this the right way," said Prudential Committee member Marcine Fernandes.

Plans call for a two-story building with space to house the department’s nine vehicles under one roof. New bunks, space for training exercises, a fitness area, space for equipment storage and a community room able to fit 100 people are included, too.

If approved, the station would cost residents an additional $1.44 per $1,000 of assessed home value for a 20-year loan or $1.19 per $1,000 assessed value for a 30-year loan. For home valued at $250,000, those would be $360 and $297 annual increases, respectively.

Paramedic, Patient Injured When Ambulance Crashes in Grantville (CA)

A patient and an paramedic were injured when an ambulance rolled onto its side in Grantville early Wednesday. The patient was being transported in the ambulance when it crashed on Friars Road around 4 a.m., according to San Diego police Sgt. Tom Sullivan.

The condition of the two people injured in the accident has not yet been released. Sullivan had no information on the cause of the accident.

New Ambulances in England Rolled Out for Obese Patients

Ambulance services across England have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds to ensure vehicles can cope with a growing number of obese patients. Bariatric ambulances are specially-designed and equipped in response to a 10-fold spike in hospital visits linked to obesity in the past decade The number of admissions has increased from 52,000 in 2006 to 520,000 in 2016.

Figures show the north west had the highest number of obesity-related admissions in 2016, with 78,000.

The North West Ambulance Service has eight bariatric vehicles, used 40,000 times in four years, and has spent Â£184,000 on specialist equipment since 2015.