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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: Jun 30, 2017

Fire Company Purchases New Pumper

The Old Lycoming Township Volunteer Fire Co. recently purchased and put into service this 2017 Pierce Enforcer pumper that has a 750-gallon tank with a 1,500 gallon-per-minute pump, according to Larry Dincher, fire company treasurer. This apparatus cost $510,000 and replaced a 2004 Pierce Arrow XT that was sold to a volunteer fire department in the Altoona area, Dincher said.
This apparatus cost $510,000 and replaced a 2004 Pierce Arrow XT that was sold to a volunteer fire department in the Altoona area, Dincher said. The new truck is owned by the fire company, but manned around the clock by the Williamsport Bureau of Fire. The arrangement supports the 1999 alliance between the two companies that calls for the township fire company to provide a pumper and crew accommodations while the city department provides manpower for the truck that responds to all emergency calls in the two communities, Dincher explained.
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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

Shiny New Upgrade: Midway Adds Two New Trucks to Fleet

Midway Fire Rescue recently took delivery of a new pumper truck and a new ladder truck. The two trucks had a combined cost of approximately $1.4 million, according to Midway Assistant Chief Jim Crawford -- $850,000 for the ladder and $550,000 for the pumper.

The money for the trucks comes from Georgetown County’s Capital Equipment Replacement Fund, which Midway contributes to and then uses to buy new apparatuses. Midway’s pumper trucks have a 15-year lifespan; its ladder trucks have a 20-year life span. Once a truck’s life span has passed, it then spends five years in reserve.


 
 

The county agreed to spend extra on advanced safety features like an extra speedometer on the right side of the dashboard that the officer can see, and a computer system that monitors everything happening with the truck, from seatbelts and to doors, to whether it needs an oil change or has a mechanical problem.


 
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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

New Oak Bay Fire Truck Garners Provincial Attention - Oak Bay News

Tailor-made Battalion One scores free lighting upgrades Oak Bay Fire Department's newest equipment - Battalion one - is tailor made for the community and took centre stage at the BCFCA conference Vernon. (Oak Bay Fire Department photo) Tailored for Oak Bay, the fire department's new truck garnered provincial attention.

Oak Bay fire and municipal staff worked with InterContinental Truck to create a vehicle specific to local needs. The new Battalion One is a commercial Isuzu chassis with 14-foot aluminum welded box that will carry more equipment. “We created this vehicle for us,” Cockle said. “It gives us deployment options [and] it fits in the same space that the current Chev and utility box but it carries more equipment.”


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Posted: Jun 30, 2017

As Opioid Overdoses Bleed City's Budget, Councilman Proposes Stopping Treatment

At the Middletown, Ohio, fire department, calls for actual fires are rare. These days the station responds to more calls for drug overdoses - four to five a day on average. Firefighter Bryan Oliver goes on a lot of these runs. Oliver and his team administer Naloxone and then perform CPR.

At the Middletown, Ohio, fire department, calls for actual fires are rare. These days the station responds to more calls for drug overdoses — four to five a day on average.


Firefighter Bryan Oliver goes on a lot of these runs. Oliver and his team administer Naloxone and then perform CPR. He says they may treat the same patient for multiple overdoses, sometimes in the same day.


"Anybody you talk to who does this job will tell you it's frustrating and you put that to the side because you have a job to do," he says.


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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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