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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

Posted: Jul 25, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spartan ER Pumper

Forney (TX) Fire Department, pumper. Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 750-gallon polypropylene tank.

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Bullet Strikes Ambulance En Route to Minneapolis

Posted: Jul 24, 2017

Bullet Strikes Ambulance En Route to Minneapolis

Paramedics with Hennepin EMS en route to a call had to summon help for themselves after a bullet came through the windshield of their ambulance.

One paramedic was hit by shards of glass when the bullet passed through the windshield and into the ambulance about 1:39 a.m. Monday in the area of Hennepin Avenue S. and the Lyndale/Groveland avenues area in Minneapolis, officials said.

The ambulance was heading to a Code 2 call without its lights or siren on when paramedics said they heard what sounded like several gunshots in the area not far from the Walker Art Center, officials said. A Minneapolis police report said the paramedics reported that their vehicle had been shot at.

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Three Injured After Detroit EMS T-Boned by SUV

Posted: Jul 24, 2017

Three Injured After Detroit EMS T-Boned by SUV

Two Detroit EMS workers and another woman were injured after an EMS rig was t-boned by an SUV on Sunday night. According to police, the EMS was responding to a run around 7 p.m. near Tireman and Northfield on the city's west side when a woman speeding in an SUV ran into them.

The EMS workers were treated and released from the hospital, while the woman is still in temporary serious condition at Henry Ford Hospital.

Look at Architecture of Alabama's Historic Fire Stations

In the earliest days of Alabama’s cities and towns, fire protection was of utmost importance. Fires often destroyed large portions of business districts when they quickly spread from wooden building to wooden building.