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Welcome

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

Fire Apparatus Rear-Ended Outside Charlotte Fire Station

Posted: Mar 21, 2017

Fire Apparatus Rear-Ended Outside Charlotte Fire Station

A driver rear-ended a fire truck in front of a fire station in southeast Charlotte Monday night, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say.

It happened around 9:17 p.m. on Monroe Road at Forest Way Drive. CMPD says the fire truck was running emergency traffic and stopped on a side street when another driver rear-ended the truck because he wasn't paying attention.

Commissioners Approve Stonewall (OK) Fire Apparatus Replacement

Pontotoc County Commissioners cleared the way Monday for Stonewall volunteer firefighters to replace a 33-year-old military surplus brush truck. Commissioners previously approved the purchase of a new Dodge Ram 3500 four-wheel drive truck chassis to replace the aging 1984 military surplus chassis on loan to the department from the U.S. Forest Service. Department officials say that chassis has been in use for 12 years and has become completely unreliable, leaving them with a single wildland brush truck — a truck specially designed to fight fires in rural areas inaccessible by roads.

Stonewall Firefighter Phillip Nuner said the new truck will be configured to make it easier to operate by one firefighter, where the older truck required two to three firefighters to operate.

"It's a more capable truck with a larger water tank," Nuner said. "And with the type of fire behavior we have (now), especially with what we call wildland interface -- areas where wildlands run up against municipalities and residential developments -- that'll be handy to have."

Jamul to Deliver New Fire Apparatus to San Diego

Leading up to what could be a busy fire season in San Diego County, the Jamul Indian Village will officially hand over the keys and deliver a new $1 million ladder truck and $500 thousand pumper truck to the San Diego County Fire Authority.

The delivery is part of the multi-million dollar, comprehensive Fire and Life Services Agreement reached between the Tribe and the County of San Diego to drastically improve the overall fire safety of the region.

Kochek Announces Leadership Transition

George J. Wessner Takes the Helm as Kochek’s President and CEO

Kochek Company, LLC recently announced that a new President and CEO will lead the company, effective immediately, through next period of growth. George J. Wessner will transition as Kochek’s Vice President of Operations to President and Chief Executive Officer.

“On behalf of the entire Kochek community, I am pleased to welcome George into this important role,” said Keith Shaughnessy, Chairman and CEO of Metapoint Partners, the private investment firm that acquired Kochek last summer. “Wessner brings with him into this leadership role a proven track-record of building strong teams that produce extraordinary results.”

Wessner graduated from the University of Connecticut, Storrs in 1990 with a B.A. in Political Science. His broad experience includes holding positions of Sales Representative through Vice President of Sales & Marketing with both public and private companies and serving as General Manager of a privately held German company servicing North America. Just prior to joining Kochek Company, LLC as Vice President of Operations in October 2016, he was employed as an Operations Manager at Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JakeBrake), a Danaher/ Fortive OpCo.

Wessner said, “I am honored to be chosen to lead Kochek during this exciting period of growth and calibration as the company advances our reputation as one of the nation’s foremost manufacturers of water movement equipment. Kochek’s commitment to saving lives and protecting property is what inspires me and I look forward to working with the great men and women who dedicate their lives to making this the best company it can be each and every day.”

About Kochek:

Widely regarded as America’s premiere manufacturer of specialty fire equipment and water movement solutions, Kochek’s mission is to save lives and protect property.

Driven by a high standard of excellence in engineering, manufacturing, and customer support, Kochek is committed to delivering the highest quality products at competitive prices using American ingenuity while promoting customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Kochek takes pride in the fact that almost every single product produced is manufactured right here in America and stands behind product quality, 100% of the time.

For more information, visit kochek.com.