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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

New Robinson Township (MI) Fire Apparatus Takes Road

Posted: Mar 15, 2017

New Robinson Township (MI) Fire Apparatus Takes Road

The 2016 Chevrolet 3500 went on the road in February. Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen said the vehicle will also serve as a backup rescue or medical truck. This is the fourth new fire truck acquired in the 12 years that VanVelzen has been Robinson Township's fire chief, he said.

The $55,000 vehicle replaces an old Michigan Department of Natural Resources 4x4. Prior to this, the most recent vehicle replacement was a 2,200-gallon tanker acquired in 2013.

There are five trucks at the Robinson Township Fire Department garage, located at the corner of 120th Avenue and Buchanan Street. The trucks, by their number, are: 2021, a 2007 pumper; 2071, a 2009 rescue truck; 2061, a 2013 2,200-gallon tanker; 2062, a 2004 5,000-gallon tanker that was recently refurbished; and 2081, the new brush truck.

LaFayette (AL) Fire Awarded $171k Grant

A grant that the LaFayette Fire Department received in the summer of 2016 is now having a big impact on the Fire Department and some upcoming equipment upgrades. The LaFayette City Council cleared the hurdles on Monday night to begin the process of moving forward with acquiring new equipment for the Fire Department.

According to LaFayette Fire Chief Heath Cotney on July 14, 2016 the city of LaFayette’s Fire Department was awarded a grant of $171,000. That grant is set to be used for the purchase of new breathing apparatus devices for firefighters and for exhaust removal systems for five vehicles in the Fire Departments fleet.

Cleveland Residents Donate Money to Purchase Fire Apparatus in Israel

Israeli fire and rescue squads got a little bit of help from an unexpected source recently, friends of the board of Cleveland Jewish National Fund in Barry Feldman and Sandy Zieve. After hearing about the need for more firetrucks in Israel during a Jan. 11 presentation by Ariel Kotler, development officer of Israel operations for JNF, and Shmulik Friedman, chief of operations for Israel’s fire and rescue services, the two Cleveland-area residents stepped up and donated funds to help purchase a fire truck for Israel.

Mindy Feigenbaum, Northern Ohio director of JNF, said trucks are badly needed in Israel to both the aging fleet of existing trucks and a rash of large fires. She estimated that a truck would go on 1,000 to 2,000 calls annually.

NFPA 1911 Updates

The standard that governs the work we do as Emergency Vehicle Technicians has recently changed to include Driver/Operator inspection duties and frequencies. The scope of this standard has also been changed significantly. Until this latest update the standard applied mostly to structure engines and ladder fire apparatus. Today the standard applies to all emergency vehicles over 5,000 lbs. This now includes ambulances, brush engines and many command vehicles. It even includes a section on trailers.