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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

Dew (TX) VFD Receives Grant for Fire Appparatus

Posted: May 23, 2017

Dew (TX) VFD Receives Grant for Fire Appparatus

Dew Volunteer Fire Department recently received a grant through the Texas A&M Forest Service’s Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program. The funding was used to purchase a 2016 Ford 750 brush truck that will help increase their capacity to save lives and property.

The new truck is equipped with a front bumper turret, 16,000-pound wench, a slip-on unit that has an 800-gallon poly water tank and a 10-gallon foam tank.

South Haven (IN) Fire Station Named for Former Chief

The Fire Department started in 1962 in William E. Spicer's home. Now, its firehouse is named for the community's first fire chief. William Spicer Station was dedicated Saturday, along with three statues honoring rescue personnel of the past, present and future.

Spicer, 86, served as fire chief from 1962 to 1972, after which he was assistant chief until 1980. The fire department, Spicer recalled, started with a staff of seven, eventually growing to 35.

His wife Nancy, standing by the ex-chief, noted, "This is wonderful that somebody would do something for him. He's a good man."

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Seward, Herkimer Fire Department (NY) Unveil New Fire Apparatus

Posted: May 23, 2017

Seward, Herkimer Fire Department (NY) Unveil New Fire Apparatus

State Sen. James Seward, R-Oneonta secured a $250,000 grant through the State and Municipal Facilities Program to help purchase the new Pierce Saber 70 pumper truck.

The new pumper replaces the department’s 1987 E-One engine, which was taken out of service in December 2015.

Herkimer Fire Chief John Spanfelner said the pumper was delivered on April 27. He said it has since had radios and other equipment installed before it was put into service Wednesday evening.

Scipio-Republic Fire Department (OH) Purchases Fire Apparatus

Scipio-Republic Fire Department has purchased a 2017 Kenworth pumper-tanker and took delivery Thursday. Chief Jason Porter said the truck was a demonstration unit and is operational. He said it is "definitely a Cadillac." "We drove 14 long, crazy hours to Mississippi to look at it, tested it out," he said.

The truck has a 1,250-gallon pump, a 1,250-gallon tank and a rear water dumping mechanism.

Porter said the truck was about $258,000 from Deep South Fire Trucks in Seminary, Mississippi. The fire department has received funding from levies and had set aside money to put toward a truck.