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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

Hughe Springs VFD Receives New Firefighting Equipment

Posted: Apr 26, 2017

Hughe Springs VFD Receives New Firefighting Equipment

A Cass County, TX volunteer fire department has a new tool to help fight fires.

The VFD converted the Stewart Stevens 2.5-ton cargo military vehicle into a large brush truck capable of navigating the rugged terrain in the department’s 80-square-mile protection area. Department volunteers converted the truck. They painted it non-military colors of black and red. The slip-on unit has a 500-gallon water tank and a 10-gallon foam tank.

Grant Gives Fire Department Extrication Tools

In 2016, the Anacortes Fire Department removed four entrapped victims from smashed cars using hydraulic extrication equipment. These two pieces of equipment - a cutter and a spreader - save lives. This spring, the Anacortes Fire Department received a $16,000 grant from the Tesoro Foundation to purchase a new spreader, which pulls and pushes apart high-tension steel in cars.

The new spreader is the beginning of the Fire Department’s extrication equipment update, Curtis said. It still needs a new cutter, which it has set aside funds to purchase in next year’s budget.

Seminole Fire Rescue Celebrates Opening of Fire Station 32

Seminole Fire Rescue celebrates opening of Fire Station 32 In addition to a ribbon cutting April 21, Seminole Fire Rescue celebrated the completion of Fire Station 32 with a fire service tradition - a hose uncoupling. "We decided to do a ribbon cutting for the sake of the building," Chief Heather Burford said.

The new building boasts modern safety features and will be able to withstand a Category 5 hurricane, she said. It also has a generator powered by two, underground 1,000-gallon propane tanks that will provide electricity to the station

FDIC Service Award: Jacob Spence

The FDIC Service Award is presented to local Indianapolis-area personnel who have, over an extended period, demonstrated outstanding service to the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International. This year’s recipient is Jacob Spence. Spence is a captain in Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department (IFD) Battalion 7. He attended Purdue University, during which time he was a volunteer firefighter for the Wabash Township (IN) Fire Department. He joined IFD in 2001. He joined the Indiana Task Force 1 in 2001 and is its hazmat team manager. He joined the FDIC International Indy team in 2011 and is Plans Section chief. He joined the Holmatro Indy Car Safety Team in 2012 as a firefighter and travels the Indy car circuit. He was awarded the Department of Public Safety Distinguished Service Award in 2015.

“Jacob Spence has been an invaluable member of the FDIC command-and-control team,” notes FDIC Education Director Bobby Halton. “Jacob has become integral to the planning and execution of the largest hands-on training deployment in the fire service. He lends a level of expertise and insight that is unparalleled because of his comprehensive experience in planning for, conducting, and evaluating large-scale events.”

The award was presented at the Indianapolis Fire Department Recognition Banquet held on January 27, 2017, in the Indiana Roof Ballroom.