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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

Hammond (LA) Fire Department Receives Grant

Posted: Mar 28, 2017

Hammond (LA) Fire Department Receives Grant

FM Global has awarded the Hammond Fire Department a $3,000 fire prevention grant. This is the second time the department has been awarded the grant, according to a statement issued by Mayor Pete Panepinto on Friday. The first time was in 2013.

Over the past 40 years, FM Global has contributed millions of fire in fire preventions grants to fire services around the world, company officials said.

Willow Park (TX) Getting New Fire Apparatus

The Willow Park Fire/Rescue Department is getting some new rides. The city council approved at its recent meeting a lease purchase agreement with Government Capital Corporation, out of Southlake, for a couple of new trucks.

Fire Chief Mike Lenoir said the city will trade in two trucks. One is a 1999 E-One Freightliner FL70 commercial cab and the other is a 2003 American LaFrance Freighliner FL80 Tanker/Tender commercial cab.

He said they will move the current main engine to a reserve status once the new engine arrives.

"The current engine is a 2010 model that went into service in 2011. It currently already has 54,298 miles with 4,685 motor hour running 800-1100 calls per year," Lenoir said.

GoTenna Pro Meshing Radio Aspires to Deploy Next to Rescue, Fire, and Security Teams

Keeping in touch when there's no communications infrastructure for one reason or another is nice for you and me, but critical for disaster response, forest fire control, and military operations.

You might remember the original goTenna, a device the size of a candy bar that connected with your phone over Bluetooth, then used walkie-talkie frequencies to let you message and exchange GPS coordinates with other goTenna-equipped phones up to a few miles away.

Hybrid Vehicle: Greenville's New Fire Truck Is Also An Ambulance

It's red, shiny, weighs more than 10 tons, puts out fires, carries the injured to the hospital and costs $800,000. Greenville Fire/Rescue showed off its new custom-built fire truck/ambulance Monday at Station 3 at the corner of Charles Boulevard and Red Banks Road.

For an EMS call, generally, Greenville sends an ambulance and an SUV that serves as a support vehicle, but sometimes all the ambulances are busy, so the new fire truck will be able to serve as an ambulance or be available as a fire truck, Griffin said.