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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

Very Large Air Tanker, VLAT, headed to West Mims Fire to Battle Enormous Blaze

Posted: May 9, 2017

Very Large Air Tanker, VLAT, headed to West Mims Fire to Battle Enormous Blaze

A very large air tanker or VLAT is headed to the West Mims Fire on Tuesday to help battle the over 133,000-acre wildfire in the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge.

According to the Southeast Wildlife Service Fire Management Division, the wildfire is estimated to have grown to over 140,000 acres Monday with another challenging day expected Tuesday.

Evacuation orders are still in effect for residents in St. George, Georgia.

IWE Transports Dennis Fire Engine to Boston

Logistics firm Independent Wholesale Express has transported a decommissioned fire engine to Boston, Massachusetts, from the UK. The Dennis 1995 Fire Engine was initially transported by road from Birmingham to the south coast where it was lashed to a flatbed. Once secured the cargo was transferred to an ocean vessel at the port of Felixstowe for shipment to Boston.

“The fire engine arrived into the U.S., cleared customs, and was delivered to the museum in Boston where it can now be viewed as a piece of British manufacturing history, being one of the last models before Dennis Fire Engines closed their doors in 2001 after 100 years of trading,” a spokesperson for IWE said.

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Spartan ER Ladder Truck

Burleson (TX) Fire Department 103-foot aerial ladder quint. Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 550-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.

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Fire Station that Housed 19 Fallen Arizona Firefighters Could Go on Sale

Posted: May 8, 2017

Fire Station that Housed 19 Fallen Arizona Firefighters Could Go on Sale

The fire station that housed Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshots, and later served as a repository for the community's grief for the 19 fallen crew members, could go on the market soon.

That is the word from city officials, who reported this week that the two-and-a-half-month waiting period for sale of Station 7 produced no proposals by the May 1 deadline.

“We didn’t get anything from the families,” Prescott City Manager Michael Lamar said Friday, May 5.

With that, he said, “We’re probably going to list (the property) on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service).”

At the request of Hotshot family members, the council agreed to delay advertising the Station 7 parcel to allow time for an alternative plan.