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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

Posted: Apr 24, 2017

Toledo (OH) Fire Apparatus Gets New Life as Education Center

The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department showcased its newest tool to spread safety lessons for both children and adults. Workers adapted a 20-year-old fire truck into an interactive public education rig. Department and city officials unveiled it during a news conference today at Fire Station 12, 3435 Chase St.
The truck is emblazoned with various lessons on fire safety. It boasts colorful graphics on stop, drop, and roll, as well as the basics of performing CPR.

Fire Chief Luis Santiago said he envisions the truck in service at parks, schools, and senior centers to reach the public.

“It kind of sets the tone for what we're trying to accomplish. Kids will naturally be drawn to it, and what's nice about it is just about every panel of the truck has a safety message,” Chief Santiago said.

The truck previously logged about 166,000 miles. Aging vehicles typically transition into backup equipment. Older rigs like this one, however, are often traded-in or used for salvage, Chief Santiago said.

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Posted: Apr 24, 2017

New Springfield (MA) Fire Apparatus Named by Students

A new fire engine will help protect residents of Springfield's Mason Square area. The truck, Springfield Fire Department's Engine 8, is a 2017 Pierce Velocity pumper truck. Students at the Homer Street School were given the opportunity to name the truck, and they decided on the name "Hawkeye."
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Posted: Apr 24, 2017

Nanty Glo (PA) Fire Department Holds Ceremony for New Fire Apparatus

Firefighters, friends and family gathered to get an up close look at the new truck, as the ceremony included a blessing and a traditional "wetdown" by fire department members.
With all the equipment loaded onto the truck, the total cost was about $950,000. The fire department received a grant from FEMA for more than $600,000 to a dual pumper and a 109-foot ladder truck.

Nanty Glo Fire Chief Joe LaMantia, Jr. said the new truck is more efficient and a safer apparatus to serve the community with.

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Posted: Apr 24, 2017

HiViz LED Lighting Releases Surface-Mount LED Scene Light with Lifetime Warranty

Debuting at FDIC International 2017, HiViz LED Lighting is yet again revolutionizing the LED Scene lighting industry. The FireTech “Guardian” surface-mount LED Scene light provides superior light output in the areas that are needed by firefighters and EMTs for a fraction of the cost of the current competitive industry standard components.

The Guardian LED Scene light is offered in two versions; the Guardian (standard), and the Guardian Elite. oth versions will use a 7.25” x 5.25” mounting hole layout, which matches the most common 7 x 9 “900 series” fixtures in the industry. The Guardian LED surface-mount scene light will produce close to 6,500 measured lumens of light. It will also experience less than 15 percent thermal degradation after saturation. The Guardian is the perfect solution for your EMS fleet or when retrofitting fire apparatus on a conservative budget.

The Guardian “Elite” is designed with larger rescue and firefighting apparatus in mind. It will produce 12,500 measured lumens, which compares favorably against fixtures commonly advertised in the fire industry as 20,000 lumens or more. To make this fixture even more applicable to the fire/rescue industry, half of the circuit boards in the Guardian series o are articulated 10 degrees down, putting more of the light created at the source (lumens) on the intended target (lux).

In a recent interview, Sam Massa, president of HiViz LED Lighting and a North Carolina Firefighter/EMT himself, put it in a nutshell: “Y’a know, I’ve been out there on the side of the road at 2 AM, and it’s crazy to think you can respond to an incident in a $1 million apparatus designed with the latest and greatest equipment the fire industry has to offer, and even so, still stand there on the side of the road not being able to see to do your job.” Massa went on to mention how the Guardian LED scene light was specifically engineered to optimize light placement near the apparatus while still projecting ample light on to the areas farther from the rig. “Fire scenes are like fingerprints,” he says. “There are never two alike. Because of that, we had to come up with a housing design that allowed us to emit light along different planes using separate optics so that in any situation, the fixture would do its job of putting light exactly where it is needed.”

The Guardian LED scene light meets or exceeds scene lighting requirements set forth for fire apparatus in NFPA 1901 and in 1917 and the GSA KKK Spec for Automotive Ambulances. Getting the performance and optics is only half the equation. The team at HiViz LED Lighting is so confident in the anticipated success and long-term service life of this fixture that they are backing it with their industry leading limited lifetime warranty.

HiViz LED Lighting will be at booth 3754.

For more information, visit www.hivizleds.com.

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Fire Mechanics Section Board

Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Chair

Elliot Courage
North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
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Vice Chair

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Vice Chair

Mike Smith 
Pierce County Fire District #5
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Secretary

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Secretary

Greg Bach
South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue
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Director #1

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #1

Doug Jones
South Kitsap Fire & Rescue
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Director #2

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #2

Paul Spencer 
Fire Fleet Maintenance LLC
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Director #3

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #3

Jim Morris
Mountain View Fire Department
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Director #4

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #4

Arnie Kuchta

Clark County Fire District 6

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Director #6

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #6

Brett Annear
Kitsap County Fire District 18
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Director #5

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Director #5

Jay Jacks
Camano Island Fire & Rescue
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Legislative Representative

Posted: Oct 21, 2015

Legislative Representative

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Immediate Past Chair

Posted: Oct 20, 2015

Immediate Past Chair

Brian Fortner
Graham Fire & Rescue

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