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Welcome

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

Sinkhole Forms at New Palmyra Fire Station

Posted: May 30, 2017

Sinkhole Forms at New Palmyra Fire Station

Fire officials in Palmyra are dealing with a sinkhole that has formed at the new Palmyra fire station. The sinkhole will be evaluated Tuesday even as the department prepares to move into the building - a move that has been in the planning stage for 20 years, according to a report by ABC27.

Palmyra Fire Department Chief Dave Dugan told ABC27 the sinkhole was discovered Monday morning, but he believes the building itself is not in jeopardy.

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Fire Truck Crash Kills Firefighter, Injures Another

Posted: May 30, 2017

Fire Truck Crash Kills Firefighter, Injures Another

UPDATE: Late Monday night, The Missouri State Highway Patrol released the names of the two firefighters involved in a deadly Memorial Day fire truck crash in northeast Missouri.Investigators said the driver of the fire truck, Jesse Ketchum, 33, of Downing,

According to the crash report, the truck left the right side of Highway 15, the driver overcorrected, then returned to the roadway, where the truck overturned several times, ejecting both men.

One was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash reports states that neither firefighter was wearing a seat belt.

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-VTEK Pumper-Tanker

Saxtons River (VT) Fire Department, pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; Hale RDS 1,250-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon wet side tank

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Former Newton (NJ) Firehouse for Sale

Posted: May 29, 2017

Former Newton (NJ) Firehouse for Sale

The ad that appears on the internet relative to a Newton property at 50 Diller Ave. reads: "Now is your chance to own a piece of Newton history! Introducing to the market for the first time since 2001, this single-family home was the Newton Fire Department's Diller Ave. Hose Co. No. 3. Built in 1902, so that there was a firehouse that supported the H.W. Merriam Shoe Company and that part of town, this property boasts much of the original features like the brick exterior, slate roof, hardwood floors, wood molding and trim, and high ceilings. The foundation for the water tower still exists in the lovely garden in the back. 115 years later, this property has character and charm, and remains an important part of Newton's history."

(The asking price is $275,000; current taxes, $5,859; and the property is located in a T-4 Neighborhood Services Zone. "The T-4 transect zone covers smaller mixed-use neighborhood centers and supports larger neighborhood centers that provide local services to neighborhoods. These small neighborhood mixed-use commercial areas provide a sense of place and identity to the neighborhood which surrounds it.")

The Town of Newton's fire department history enjoys an interesting look into the past, and the Hose Co. No. 3, a relatively new kid on the block, was no different.

All local histories of the Newton Fire Department appear to commence with the same beginning. "Once upon a time, prior to the legal formation of a fire department, there were 14 leather buckets hanging on a pole in the basement of the Court House in Newton, that constituted the entire town's fire protection." It was from this humble beginning that the fire department evolved into today's fire protection, which includes three firehouses and a fire museum.