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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.

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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

Wildfirefighters on the Go | GJSentinel.com

Eight-year-old Jaxon and his sister, 5-year-old Izzi, bounced around Grand Junction Fire Department Station No. 4 on Wednesday afternoon. Only hours before, they learned their dad, firefighter Wes Engbarth, could be gone for up to a few weeks fighting a sprawling wildland fire in Arizona.

More than 500 firefighters already have arrived to fight the nearly 20,000-acre fire burning southeast of Prescott Valley in Arizona. Roughly 1,400 residents of the nearby town of Mayer were forced to evacuate Tuesday, according to Arizona news reports. The human-caused fire started Saturday and has destroyed nine homes.


Twenty firefighters make up Grand Junction’s wildland firefighting team, so local officials are comfortable sending four firefighters to help, Evans said.


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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

The Defibrillator Drone That Can Beat Ambulance Times - BBC News

Drones could reach people suffering cardiac arrest faster than ambulances, according to a new trial.

A drone which could deliver a defibrillator to a person suffering from a cardiac arrest is being tested by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.


Trial flights have the shown the drones can arrive at a destination four times faster than an ambulance.


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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

New EMS station in Timmonsville Aims to Reduce Response Times on I-95

Published: TIMMONSVILLE, SC (WBTW) - Florence County Council wants to improve first responder times in Timmonsville and on Interstate 95. County leaders say the new EMS station on Ball Park Road, directly behind the Honda Plant, will get crews to accidents on the interstate faster.

The goal is to get response times to three minutes on the interstate.


“I think we can cut it in half with it being right there on 95,” explained Kirby. “A new building on I-95 cuts response times. The whole council is looking at the future for the whole system EMS rescue and fire.”


The EMS station will be one mile from the interstate.


 


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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

Cherokee to Pay $225K for New Fire Station Site

Cherokee County is paying $225,000 to acquire 10.88 acres near Canton for a new fire station. The county board of commissioners voted to approve the site acquisition, at 1467 Reinhardt College Parkway, contingent on a satisfactory completion of a title search and survey. An environmental assessment found no recognized environmental conditions with the land.

Cherokee County is paying $225,000 to acquire 10.88 acres near Canton for a new fire station.


The county board of commissioners voted to approve the site acquisition, at 1467 Reinhardt College Parkway, contingent on a satisfactory completion of a title search and survey. An environmental assessment found no recognized environmental conditions with the land.


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Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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