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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

Cobb Airport Will Receive Its First Fire Station

Posted: May 30, 2017

Cobb Airport Will Receive Its First Fire Station

A new fire station will be built at Cobb County International Airport - McCollum Field. The initial phase was approved recently by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners by paying $54,250 to Croy Engineering for the station's site plan design.

This full-time airport firefighting unit will include a specialized airport crash/foam firefighting vehicle and the fire department’s Hazardous Materials Team, which is currently located at Fire Station 8.

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Northside Volunteer Fire Department Opens New Station

Posted: May 30, 2017

Northside Volunteer Fire Department Opens New Station

ROCKINGHAM - "It's been a long project," Jim Chavis said Saturday afternoon at the grand opening of the new station of the Northside Volunteer Fire Department. "It's been a very involved project," he continued. "And that's the reason it's been a long project.

The station features three drive-through bays with wider and taller doors, as well as training room, and sits on a tract of land just shy of five acres.

Woman Killed in Accident Involving Fire Truck in Ypsilanti (MI)

YPSILANTI, Mich. (WXYZ) - One person was killed and two others were injured in a crash involving a fire truck in Washtenaw County. It happened on westbound I-94 near Grove Street in Ypsilanti. Firefighters were on the highway responding to a rollover accident when the driver of another vehicle slammed into the back of their truck, according to fire crews.

The 30-year-old driver and his 15-year-old daughter were being treated at a nearby hospital. The 15-year-old who died on the scene was reportedly a friend of the driver's daughter.

Princeville Sends Fire Engine to Town Destroyed by Tornado

One Eastern Carolina town that has known its share of tragedy from the weather is sending a firetruck to another shaken by Mother Nature. Princeville sent a fire engine to Autryville after the Sampson County town lost three firetrucks in a tornado Tuesday.

Autryville Fire Chief Andrew Hawkins says they have received help from all corners of North Carolina and a loaner truck from a station in Virginia and South Carolina.