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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

Cape Girardeau (MO) Fire Department Adds Six New Trucks to Fleet

Posted: Apr 17, 2017

Cape Girardeau (MO) Fire Department Adds Six New Trucks to Fleet

Cape Girardeau's fire department has six new trucks at a total cost of $3.8 million. The department took the delivery Wednesday, which included three pumpers, one rescue/pumper, one heavy rescue truck and one 100-foot aerial ladder truck. This makes up the entire front-line fleet, according to a news release from the office of fire chief Rick Ennis...

This makes up the entire front-line fleet, according to a news release from the office of fire chief Rick Ennis.

All six vehicles were custom built to the department's specifications, according to the news release.

Voters approved renewal of the one-eighth-cent fire sales tax in November 2014, which funded the project.

Wisconsin's Busiest Fire Engine Looks to Continue Building Community Relations

There's an unwritten rule at Milwaukee's Fire Station 13: Sit down to eat a meal, and the alarm signaling a call is guaranteed to go off. It's not only the busiest fire station in Milwaukee, but the busiest in the state, totaling 5708 calls last year.

Gauthier says between 85-90% of their calls are EMS related. Saturday morning, CBS-58 rode along, as they left the station at 30th and Locust and bounced from call to call. We watched them revive an unconscious diabetic, and help calm down a man who was having trouble breathing. One thing is clear: There's a lot more to being a Milwaukee firefighter, than just fighting fires.

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-

One of the Chicago (IL) Fire Department's new Rosenbauer squads was placed in service at this two-alarm fire at a commercial structure.

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BRF Fire Department Has New Fire Truck

Posted: Apr 14, 2017

BRF Fire Department Has New Fire Truck

After more than three years of fundraising, the BRF Fire Department has a new heavy rescue truck in its fleet. Steve Schreiber, the fire chief of the BRF Fire Department says this is a needed upgrade. "It is replacing our 1993 heavy rescue truck that is underpowered and getting tired.

The new truck includes several upgrades including having headsets for each of the firefighters in the truck, which allows everyone to be on the same page before they arrive on-scene.