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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

Posted: Mar 21, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Fouts Bros. Mini Pumper

City of McDonough (GA) Fire Department mini pumper. Ford F-550 crew cab; nine-foot body; 2,500-Watt inverter; Two FRC telescoping pole lights.

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Posted: Mar 21, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-

Town of Delavan (WI) Fire Department pumper-tanker. Commander R65-18 cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Hale 8FG 2,000-gpm pump.

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Ambulance, SUV Collide in Bohemia (NY), Four Injured

Posted: Mar 20, 2017

Ambulance, SUV Collide in Bohemia (NY), Four Injured

Four people were treated at a hospital for injuries Sunday night after an ambulance collided with an SUV that then hit another car, authorities said. The private ambulance was traveling north on Oakdale-Bohemia Road at about 5:50 p.m., Suffolk County police said in a statement.

Suffolk County police said a private ambulance was traveling north on Oakdale-Bohemia Road at about 5:50 p.m., when it collided with a Chevrolet Suburban traveling west on a service road of the Sunrise Highway.

Merrill (WI) Welcomes Addition of New Fire Apparatus

The Merrill Fire Department welcomed the arrival of a long awaited upgrade to their apparatus fleet, in the form of a 2017 Ford F550 Brush Truck. The vehicle comes as a replacement for the department's current apparatus, a 22-year-old truck which is no longer capable of adequately serving its purpose.

According to Fire Chief Dave Savone, the F550 chassis was purchased locally from Breaman Ford of Merrill and was then sent down to 1st Attack Engineering of Waterloo, Ind., to be outfitted to fulfill its purpose of fighting wildland fires, such as grass and forest fires.

Some of the features the truck has been equipped with include 4Ã4 capability, a 350-gallon water tank with a pump system capable of a 200 gallon per minute (GPM) output, as well as the capability of drafting water to refill the tank from a secondary water source such as a lake or pond.