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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

Fire Truck Catches Fire on the Way to a Call

Posted: May 11, 2017

Fire Truck Catches Fire on the Way to a Call

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency service says it's looking into what caused a fire truck's engine to catch fire Thursday morning. Firefighters were responding to a medical call around 9 a.m. when they heard an "odd noise" coming from the engine while driving on West Porters Lake Road, said Deputy Chief Roy Hollett.

Hollett said the engine began to lose power, the crew pulled over and the truck's cab began to fill with smoke.

The crew attempted to control the blaze with a dry chemical extinguisher. A second truck then showed up and was able to put the fire out.

Hollett said the equipment on the damaged truck was moved to a spare vehicle, so there will be no disruption of service. He said it's not yet clear how much the fire damaged the truck.

Lakeside City (TX) VFD Builds New Rapid Response Brush Truck

A new Rapid Response Brush Truck has been completed by and for the Lakeside City Volunteer Fire Department.

The Lakeside City VFD Captain, Eric Stevens, said the truck has state of the art lighting and grass fire fighting equipment.

Stevens said the truck was completely built by the Lakeside City VFD and a majority of the fund used for the vehicle came from the annual Lakeside City Garage Sale.

No grant money or budget money was used for this truck.

Foam Trucks Aim to Help City Quash Car, Dumpster Fires

The 23 fire engines set for their Boston debut this year will be equipped with foam that can be powerfully effective in helping quash certain blazes and are intended to decrease the risk of cancer for city firefighters, officials said Tuesday. Fire Commissioner Joseph E.

Fire Commissioner Joseph E. Finn said that foam will be used only on dumpster and vehicle blazes, which are most hazardous to firefighters’ health.

“There will be no reason a firefighter will need to be up close to a dumpster fire,’’ Finn said at a City Council hearing Tuesday. “The foam will do the job. It will reduce the exposure.”

$40K in Equipment Stolen from Potter County (TX) Fire Truck

A Potter County fire truck was broken into in Swisher County either Monday night or Tuesday morning, resulting in more than $40,000 of equipment, including the Jaws of Life, storage bags, and generators, being stolen from a locked storage area in the truck.

More than $40,000 worth of equipment was stolen from a Potter County Fire Department truck that was in Happy for repairs, according to the Swisher County Sheriff’s Office.

The truck was scheduled to be worked on at 87 Automotive in Happy. The Swisher County Sheriff’s Office was alerted midday Tuesday that the truck had been broken into and equipment was taken from inside.